destructdisc@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoA Belgian driver killed a teenage cyclist and walked away scot-free -- and then sued the kid's parents for €8000 for "damage to his car" [Article in Dutch]archive.phexternal-linkmessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1273arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1267arrow-down1external-linkA Belgian driver killed a teenage cyclist and walked away scot-free -- and then sued the kid's parents for €8000 for "damage to his car" [Article in Dutch]archive.phdestructdisc@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square48linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDevial@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoHow about not punish people who did nothing wrong, just because we can’t reliably prove it with those who did ? Severe sleep deprivation can be significantly more impairing than being high, and no one ever gives a shit about us being unable to test for that. If you can’t reliably prove someone acted in an incorrect way, the solution is not to just punish everyone to make sure you catch them.
How about not punish people who did nothing wrong, just because we can’t reliably prove it with those who did ?
Severe sleep deprivation can be significantly more impairing than being high, and no one ever gives a shit about us being unable to test for that.
If you can’t reliably prove someone acted in an incorrect way, the solution is not to just punish everyone to make sure you catch them.