http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/11334217/tony-stewart-not-race-hitting-killing-kevin-ward-jr
I am not a race fan (I watch the Indy and Daytona 500 every year, and that is about it) so I have very little context for evaluating this tragic incident. I caught the tail end of a comment on SportsCenter this morning by what appeared to be a former driver saying that, as an ESPN commentator, his expertise and responsibility to comment ends when a driver gets out of the car, since that is not part of racing, and he has never been in, or seen a similar situation, where a driver was killed by another driver after exiting his car. I found this guy's reserve refreshing. I have read that Stewart apparently gunned his engine just as he passed Ward, which predictably had the effect of making the back end of his car swerve towards Ward (in the event, Ward was hit by the back end of Stewart's car, thrown 50 feet and declared dead on arrival at the local hospital). If a skilled, professional driver intentionally took an action that contributed to this death, then that does seem like criminal behavior. OTOH, if I were driving 65 MPH on the freeway and some guy walked out from the meridian into the fast lane and I hit and killed him, it would seem unfair for me to be held criminally liable, since people are not supposed to be walking in the fast lane. If this incident is comparable to that, then Stewart does not seem criminally liable. I know there are race fans here and I am wondering if any with more knowledge of the sport have an opinion about this? -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
