Involuntary manslaughter doesn’t require premeditation or planning.

The driver was charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle. That’s a special section of law for killing by car, and it’s far too lenient. North Carolina has laws on involuntary manslaughter they’re not charged with.

The problem with explaining away the light sentence is that we have laws to make accidental killing by car OK, but accidental killing by any other method is not. That’s not justice as it’s neither fair nor equitable.

This driver should be in jail for 1 to 3 years as laid out in North Carolina’s involuntary manslaughter code.

I like the intent but your proposal is narrow and will face many challenges. I suggest instead advocating for rezoning R1 zones into R2, R3 and higher. This has a strong movement behind it (YIMBYs) and has a simple and popular message of “we need more housing, so let’s build it.” As a consequence you’ll get builders constructing housing without long setbacks, single-unit parking garages, etc.

Sean Dunn was charged with a misdemeanor, which doesn’t require injury to the agent. This is the most minor crime possible of federal assault, and the jury acquitted him.

Dunn committed no crime.

Can they make it $300 per car, please? Use the extra funds to run free busses.

What really makes me angry about this is around 35% of Americans rent. That’s a third of people who have no ability to avoid the rapid increase in electricity costs. And I have no idea just how many with their own house have the capital, or legal ability (HOAs), to install solar.

Good luck with your solar install. Signed, a grid tied user with $0.56/kwh power.