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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 06:21 PM Original message |
Woman soldier who survived two tours of duty in Afghanistan killed by driver updating his Facebook p |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. IDIOT. ASSHOLE. |
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Devil_Fish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm in favor of the death sentance on this one. NT |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 06:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. really? for being stupid and careless? |
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libinnyandia (526 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 07:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. responsibility |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 09:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. yeah, we should totally kill him instead of revoking his license or putting him in prison |
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leftyohiolib (413 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 07:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. it's wreckless endangerment if he hadnt hit someone now it's |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 09:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. since when is vehicular manslaughter worthy of capital punishment |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. It certainly wasn't "wreckless" |
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mindwalker_i (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 09:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. For ignoring the fact |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 09:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. you're saying this is worthy of the death penalty |
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mindwalker_i (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 10:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Where I used to live until just recently |
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Devil_Fish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 09:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. YES. Belated darawin award. I don't want that kind of stupid on the road way. NT |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 09:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. he wouldnt be driving if he were in jail or if his license was revoked |
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Devil_Fish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 04:18 AM Response to Reply #19 |
34. Yup. Make an example out of him. He could have killed my child. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. thats really unethical decision making. using someones life as an example |
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Devil_Fish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 07:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
57. Ya, my "own agenda" of keeping children alive. |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 08:57 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. wow, that PSA is exceptional n/t |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 12:05 AM Response to Reply #58 |
65. +1 |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:26 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. by killing someone, who may have been negligent but certainly |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 09:01 AM Response to Reply #19 |
68. "he wouldnt be driving if... his license was revoked" |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 12:32 AM Response to Reply #8 |
30. Stupidity is the only truly capital crime. EOM |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:47 AM Response to Reply #8 |
41. There is such a thing as criminal negligence, but it is not typically a capital offense, at |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:22 AM Response to Reply #41 |
49. i agree that this may be crimininal negligence, but advocating death for it |
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SoCalDemGrrl (786 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 12:50 AM Response to Reply #2 |
31. This is a whole new world we're in and young people dont realize the danger |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 05:37 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. YOUNG people? The man in question is 26 years old! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:55 AM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Why so shocked? 26 is neither teen, middle aged or old. 26 is a young person. |
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antigone382 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Thank you. n/t |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:23 AM Response to Reply #42 |
50. well said. nt |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
62. This happened in the UK, they don't have the death penalty |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. I see this stupidity every day in Los Angeles... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 07:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. As a pedestrian I get nearly hit by these idjits on a regular basis in Lost Angeles. |
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JaneQPublic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 07:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Here in Maryland, too, and we have laws against phoning and texting while driving. |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. Death is random. |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #4 |
73. Not really. Lots of personnal choices affect time and manner. n/t |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
5. I hate reading stories like these- but I make a point of doing so. It reminds me just how closely.. |
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Mira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 07:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Thank you for your thoughtful and accurate words. n/t |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #5 |
40. Couldn't agree more |
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antigone382 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
47. Thank you. n/t |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
55. That is a ... |
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TacticalPeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. Maybe not so random with this fuckhead. |
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iandhr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. What a moron |
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pasto76 (835 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. DISTRACTED DRIVING KILLS. _Dont_do_it_ |
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seacaves (321 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
14. This is so senseless. Best to the family. |
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latebloomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. My friend died like this |
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antigone382 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 09:47 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Having lost a friend in an accident when another friend was driving... |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 10:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Well, some people deserve to feel guilt... |
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antigone382 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:10 AM Response to Reply #26 |
45. I'm not saying he doesn't deserve the guilt. But I don't envy it. |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 01:31 AM Response to Reply #23 |
33. It's that misguided empathy which promotes this sort of behaviour. |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 04:29 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. UK penalties are 12 months - 14 years max sentence. |
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antigone382 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:02 AM Response to Reply #33 |
43. Empathy is never misguided. |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. I'm so sorry. |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 02:34 AM Response to Reply #16 |
66. that is so sad |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-11 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
28. People who text or talk while driving are selfish, asshole fuckwits. |
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SoCalDemGrrl (786 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 12:53 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. How can we get upset when we glorify multi-tasking?? We need to educate |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:01 PM Response to Reply #32 |
59. This is a good point. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:37 PM Response to Reply #32 |
63. there is nothing wrong with multitasking in itself , but you have to be an idiot to think |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
29. Eat mold, Mr Mould! nt |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
37. Assholes suck! |
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Jokerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
39. That is one messed-up headline. |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Irony. She survived war only to be accidently killed by an idiot shortly thereafter. n/t |
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Jokerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #44 |
71. There is NOTHING ironic in that headline or the story. |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:49 PM Response to Reply #39 |
64. because it's a big thing she survived war to die over not someone rushing to get to hospital |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
48. The real question is how we can change people's habits with social media + driving |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. What could possibly have been so important for this narcissistic fuckwad |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. I drive less these days since the statistics are bad regarding accidents |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 10:35 AM Response to Reply #53 |
72. UK Increases Texting While Driving Penalties to 14 Years Jail Time. |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 07:35 AM Response to Reply #48 |
67. I think one of the first things we need to do |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 10:30 AM Response to Reply #48 |
70. Texting while driving makes you 23 times more likely to crash |
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Hotler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
52. I can't drive anywhere or do anything unless I'm on my cell phone. |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
54. Worth repeating: |
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tonekat (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 10:31 PM Response to Reply #54 |
60. Love that Cartoon, Agree with you. N/T |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-11 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
56. Takeaway: Death is closer than you think. |
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callous taoboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-27-11 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
69. A teacher at out school has her head in her i-phone constantly, |
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