The means of transport as the specifying factor for a jail sentence is absurd or even idiotic.
It’s like, if the killer was wearing red shorts - he is sentenced for 5 years.
Green shorts - ok, it’s 2 years only.
Or another “clever reasoning”:
Killed by a driver of ICE car -> a year of imprisonment. Electric vehicle? - Hey, you still go to jail. 5 year sentence, you green-washed snowflake)
Hybrid car? - 3 years.
Bike - [random number of] years.
Bus?
Aeroplane?
A scooter?!
Etc.
What the actual…fricking difference of what vehicle the careless driver was using
I don’t get the downvotes. Anyone who spends a few minutes with active transportation and micromobility knows that automobile-caused fatalities are typically a slap on the wrist, if that. The dictum in active transportation is “Want to kill someone without any consequences? Use a car and make sure they are on a bike.”
Kill someone with a car? Finger wagging and maybe months of imprisonment.
Kill someone with a bike? Life sentence!
Totally makes sense, right? Especially if you compare how many people have been killed by cars vs. bicycles. Right?
The means of transport as the specifying factor for a jail sentence is absurd or even idiotic. It’s like, if the killer was wearing red shorts - he is sentenced for 5 years. Green shorts - ok, it’s 2 years only.
Or another “clever reasoning”: Killed by a driver of ICE car -> a year of imprisonment. Electric vehicle? - Hey, you still go to jail. 5 year sentence, you green-washed snowflake) Hybrid car? - 3 years. Bike - [random number of] years. Bus? Aeroplane? A scooter?! Etc.
What the actual…fricking difference of what vehicle the careless driver was using
I don’t get the downvotes. Anyone who spends a few minutes with active transportation and micromobility knows that automobile-caused fatalities are typically a slap on the wrist, if that. The dictum in active transportation is “Want to kill someone without any consequences? Use a car and make sure they are on a bike.”