On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Daniel C. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Am I alone in thinking that the death of Cooper Kofford (who was run > over in his driveway by a relative) should be called negligent > homicide instead of an accident? > > > http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705320424/Orem-4-year-old-run-over-killed.html > > -Dan Utah state law says that the person must exhibit "criminal negligence" to be guilty of negligent homicide. I don't see anything criminal in the act of backing out of a driveway. How was the aunt criminally negligent? The article that you reference states that she looked around because she was very aware of kids playing in the area. I don't believe she was negligent, let alone criminally negligent. Could she have been maybe more careful? Hind sight is always 20/20. Thad /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
