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EnOhVeHey t1_j2uepcj wrote

Why draw the line at just drunk driving? So if you shoot me, my kid doesn’t deserve support?

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damnscout t1_j2wsam6 wrote

How is a person in prison going to make money that would make a difference at all while most likely on death row?

The state already has laws for compensation in wrongful death. Why not strengthen that? Why involve the child at all? Just give the child the money upfront and let them be done with the whole situation. Why drag it out? Why torture the child further with monthly payments?

This law makes good headlines, but that's all.

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AuroraLorraine522 t1_j2y3qgc wrote

If you think taking a life puts someone on death row… boy, do I have news for you.

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damnscout t1_j349w4w wrote

Always? No. But the only way what you said makes sense is if you think it never does… kid, I have news for you.

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AuroraLorraine522 t1_j39h3fr wrote

I mean, feel free to prove me wrong, but of the 130ish inmates on death row in PA, none of them are there for drunk driving that resulted in a death. WITH PRIORS, the mandatory minimum for DUI Homicide in PA is 5-7 years for each death.

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damnscout t1_j3t1gqn wrote

Drunk driving? We are talking about people shooting other people.

From the parent's comment: "So if you shoot me..."

That's the context of my response and the discussion in this thread. Might want to rethink... everything?

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Jiveturkwy158 t1_j2xrufg wrote

Thank you for this, on one hand can’t disagree with the intent here but was struggling to articulate what I didn’t like. Easier to get a lump payment out of insurance etc that may cause sale of possessions/bankruptcy than a trickling ongoing payment.

Keeping things simple/straightforward tends to be the better legislation imo.

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drxdrg08 t1_j2zl7ia wrote

> This law makes good headlines, but that's all.

A civil judgement for wrongful death can be dismissed during bankruptcy. So the perp in theory can get a clean slate and keep all earnings.

I didn't read the text of the law, but the idea is probably to get around that.

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