Woman Who Texted While Driving, Gets No Jail Time

Gold Member Joined: Jun 05 2011 Posts: 1052

I think the states need to start making laws more serious against talking/texting and driving and warning people I.e. for example in Chicago you can't talk without a head piece or you can get a ticket. Being that in most states talking is allowed while driving, I don't think she deserves the full force of the law.
She made a bad mistake but something that probably 1/5 teenage drivers do. I think she learnt her lesson enough and they should publicize and make an example so people will realize the dangers of texting and driving. Obviously some type of punishment is definitely in order but I don't think a life in jail will accomplish anything for anyone.

Silver Member Joined: Nov 07 2010 Age: 33 Posts: 784

I feel bad for these kids who this happens too but I think if these cases raise awareness of the dangers, all the better.

But people didn't know about the dangers of texting and driving 2 years ago? really? Texting is not that new.

Next we'll need an awareness campaign for browsing the internet and driving. Or watching movies while driving.

IMO, the punishment should be for reckless (?) driving, not for killing. The fact that someone was killed because of her recklessness is already some form of consequence.

There are so many reckless drivers out there who ought to get some punishment for endangering people's lives. But since that fatal mistake never happened, they're still on the road, leading their merry lives.

So please don't look at her as a killer. She isn't any worse than any of those still-loose, and much worse, drivers.

I'm not so sure jail time would help. many criminals once let out commint the same crimes and end up back in jail. it dpends on one's personality.

not calling her a cimimal just saying don't think jail always helps