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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

Terrible incident but a creative defense and it worked.Also, what good would have been accomplished by sending a teenager to prison? This guy had no intent to kill, he made a mistake and will pay for it, but sending him to prison will do nothing but satisfy the natural urge for revenge, which is one reason the recidivism rate is so high in this country, we focus too much on punishment and revenge, instead of rehabilitation .Sure, it sounds bleeding heart but it makes sense because what are doing and have been, revenge/punishment, has not worked.

Bravo to the attorney for doing his job well

Gawd!

Drunk drivers never intend to hurt anyone, so should we not punish any of them?

If "revenge" or "punishment" is such a failure, do you think we should close the prisons and let the inmates go?

I think there should be consequences for crimes, and it this case some prison time is called for.

I'm not surprised that some defense attorneys would try to peddle that nonsense, but I find it truly alarming that a judge would fall for such garbage.