“Mob rule” only reaches fever pitch when an event violates the sensibilities of the majority to an overwhelming extent. Sadly in our self centered, tunnel vision society this fever pitch moment is the only time people want to fight against wrongdoings. If we were more proactive and self governed as a people fever pitch wouldn’t be reached often. Instead we trust the government to decide damn near EVERYTHING for us these days, the easy road we picked may very well be the short road.
But how can we even insinuate that his insobriety was the cause of this accident to even say hes 50% at fault? Everyone looks and points and says “he was drunk, he was texting, he fled the scene” which may all be shady things however nobody knows without reasonable doubt that those were the reasons for her death. Sure full sobriety would have made him more aware and possibly more likely to see her and he definitely shouldnt have left the scene afterwards but im almost looking at the shoe on the other foot here saying, this girl interrupted his life. Ok, I know thats a little dramatic but like I said, she alone could have easily prevented her own death. He dint hop a curb to hit her, he dint even hit her in the shoulder.
This is entirely assuming that you can trust that what he said happened is what happened.
How you hit ANYTHING with enough force to cause that much damage and just continue on down the road without stopping until you get home is preposterous. The mere fact that he obliterated a large object without a single clue of what he hit and just carried on is beyond reckless.
I don’t understand one bit how you can convict him of DWI, but not involuntary manslaughter. A conviction of a DWI makes the case for manslaughter a should be slam dunk as the result of his DWI was his direct involvement in the death of someone. It would be less mind-boggling if he was cleared of EVERYTHING, including the DWI, than being convicted of the DWI and cleared of everything else.
Again…she paid more than enough for her stupidity and portion of the blame. Even if we forget about the drinking and texting part (wouldn’t want to interrupt his life)…he fled the scene and isn’t being held accountable for anything.
Some love to thrive on turning everything into a dichotomy, this is why we fail to unite, this is why we can’t have nice things.
The big one for me was leaving the scene. With that sort of damage, who doesn’t stop, even just to check the damage(unless they know exactly what they hit, and fled in a panic).
LOL, I think there would be way too much legal crap involved to do that…HOWEVER…I think it would be GENIOUS for insurance companies to offer a monster discount to drivers who willingly go have one of the aftermarket breathalyzer systems installed in their vehicle, I’d get one if I could save a few hundred bucks a year
Agreed, I’m out. It’s clear no one wants to actually discuss this. He’s guilty, lets get a rope and pitchfork and hang him. Have fun with this thread.
Sign me up as well! Just no cam or speed tracking like that Progressive plan that gives a nice reduction. LOL
+1 hopefully he get’s what he deserves in prison, someone will get him.
This is what gets me. I’ve never hit a person with a car, but I’m 99% sure that if you did you would know it. If Corasanti sent his wife to the crime scene (because it is a crime to hit someone with your car and leave), then wouldn’t he know that he hit something? So that would throw the “I had no idea I hit something” argument out the window. So we can ignore the fact that he was drunk, which as JayS stated can’t be accurately proven in a court of law, but is probably safe to assume. It’s a slap on the wrist anyway. He still hit somebody with his car and left the scene, that CANNOT be debated. It happened, evidence is there. Subsequently she died from being struck by his car…isn’t that manslaughter?
All I have to say is: Proof money gets you better chances of being a free man. Had this been a poor man = cheaper lawyer, chances are hes getting bigger charges. Money = Ability to pay for a big named lawyer. We see the outcome that got us here.
As for money paying people off to get this verdict… never.
“Its not what you know,its what you can prove”.
-Training Day
Do you think “the system” administered justice here? If the jurors heard something so compelling about the case causing them to develop reasonable doubt, then let us all hear it.
Innocent until proven guilty. Why is that so hard for people to understand?
You’ve got to be kidding.
Please enlighten us with the information that you MUST have that proves he’s innocent of this horrible situation.
I don’t think anyone is debating that. I think the debate is that the jurors got it wrong. THAT is based on the evidence made public to US, since we weren’t in court that’s what we have to go on.
If I convince a jury that the earth is flat, that doesn’t make the earth flat.
Sorry but guilty regardless. He hit the girl and drove off, said he didnt know even when pulling into his garage ( “lights were off” is what I heard said somewhere in this case) If so, how do you not notice the headlight out. (lights on) you would see the fucking destruction of the hood the second the light hit it. These cars are not sound proof either when hitting something, if someone heard it inside their home… he heard it in his SUV… hes not a teenager with a subwoofer.
Lets be real here, Hit the girl, she died… the guy is found to have a DWI charge, so how does that make it ok that he hit her and drove away.
Edit: If I’m High or drunk, and someone steps infront of my car… Chances are I’m at fault because of being on some sort of substance. Thats usually the way things go regardless.
Fail.
My issue isn’t with “innocent until proven guilty”. My issue is the way those with better means get off for the same charges most others are found guilty. It’s corrupt and selective, that should make people angry and we should demand change, equal accountability.
What makes him special and less accountable in reality?