I’d say killing a person because you were drunk driving is worse offence than killing someone because you fell a sleep but neither of them are intentional. If he did this because he hates cyclists it would be a whole another story.
But why is it a worse offense? In both cases you have plenty of notice that you’re driving impaired. One could argue it’s worse for tired drivers because their judgement isn’t clouded by an intoxicating substance that impairs judgement.
I’d argue that virtually every driver has at some point driven while tired to some degree, but most have never driven drunk. Driving drunk shows poor judgment not only when you get behind the wheel, but also when you started drinking without considering you might need to drive later. You can’t really blame someone for suffering from insomnia - but you can blame them for drinking.
I’d say killing a person because you were drunk driving is worse offence than killing someone because you fell a sleep but neither of them are intentional. If he did this because he hates cyclists it would be a whole another story.
But why is it a worse offense? In both cases you have plenty of notice that you’re driving impaired. One could argue it’s worse for tired drivers because their judgement isn’t clouded by an intoxicating substance that impairs judgement.
I’d argue that virtually every driver has at some point driven while tired to some degree, but most have never driven drunk. Driving drunk shows poor judgment not only when you get behind the wheel, but also when you started drinking without considering you might need to drive later. You can’t really blame someone for suffering from insomnia - but you can blame them for drinking.
even an accident this big deserves more unless it was outside his control
if nothing else that license should be suspended way longer
It would? How much shorter would you prefer his sentence to be if he did it out of hatred for cyclists?
I don’t get why you assume I’d think the sentence should be shorter.
Because it’s clear that you don’t think it should be longer.
What’s your problem? Why so accusatory?