▲ 514 ▼ 'Hell on wheels': Teen convicted of crashing car at 100 mph, killing boyfriend and friend (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 3 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 175 comments fedilink hide all child comments “This was not reckless driving. This was murder,” the judge said before she read out Mackenzie Shirilla's verdict Monday afternoon.
[–] thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Manslaughter, by definition, is not murder. It's unintentionally causing the death of someone else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago* It’s possible that this wasn’t intentional if her intention was to put her bf in the hospital, not literally kill him. But at 100 mph I doubt it. Though I could see a psychotic 17 year old not thinking it through and assuming the boyfriend would survive, albeit crippled. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago* It’s possible that this wasn’t intentional if her intention was to put her bf in the hospital, not literally kill him. But at 100 mph I doubt it. Though I could see a psychotic 17 year old not thinking it through and assuming the boyfriend would survive, albeit crippled. permalink fedilink source parent