the real case right now in GA:
- the DUI guy killed 4 year boy - 6months
- the mom of the boy who were walking across the road with her 3 children - 3 years
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/mom-convicted-son-jaywal...
- the DUI guy killed 4 year boy - 6months
- the mom of the boy who were walking across the road with her 3 children - 3 years
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/mom-convicted-son-jaywal...
That man, Jerry Guy, admitted he had been drinking and taking prescribed painkillers the night of the accident, and had been convicted in two earlier hit-and-runs. He served six months in jail for the crime.
Additionally, as someone noted in the linked story, the bus stop was nearly a mile away from the crosswalk.
They ask people to use public transportation, but make it as inconvenient as possible to do so.
That's a "jury of your peers" alright.
This is where "jury of your peers" can be pretty useful. Apparently none of the jurors had ever ridden in a bus before.
I really also want to put the city planner up for trial, because the reason she jay walked was that the nearest legal crosswalk was half a mile away from the bus stop. In suburban Atlanta, however, I've never seen any evidence that city planners even exist.