I am pretty fired up about murder

[DisneyScraps]

No, I am not going to commit any. Well, not tonight anyway!

Last year 2 cousins got into a fight and one killed the other. He was sentenced to 7 years.

SEVEN YEARS for killing another human being?

Someone explain this to me? The murder should be worth more than 7 years shouldn't it?

Lisa

 

[AKL_Megs]

Was it manslaughter? Second degree?

 

[DisneyScraps]

voluntary man slaughter

Lisa

 

[rigs32]

voluntary man slaughter

Lisa

Totally different than murder under the law.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

So he got 7yrs voluntary manslaughter? How much of that will he actually serve?

For ex. my sister's BIL is in prison right now. He was driving drunk, had a head on and injured people. Thankfully no one died. It was his 4th offense.

He got 3yrs and of that each day he serves counts as 2 days plus he will get off for good behavior (more than likely). He is in rehab prison. So time served may end up as 6-9months maybe.

 

[Feralpeg]

Sadly, no amount of time served will bring the person back. Without all the details, it is hard to be subjective. That being said, if it was a fight, it could just as easily gone the other way. The person did not set out to kill someone. It was an unfortunate outcome of a bad decision...to fight.

The person who has committed repeated DUIs is another matter, IMHO. That person should have the book thrown at them. It is obvious they have no regard for the lives of others. He made a decision to get behind the wheel after drinking. If he were to kill someone, it should be considered premeditated, IMHO.