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So, my question that she should have walked to the grocery store is affirmative for you? She shouldn't have driven through the neighborhood because children live there?[/quote]

I mean, it does seem kind of obvious that if she had walked rather than driven to the grocery store, she wouldn't have almost hit the child while she was driving? That doesn't make it her fault for having driven. However, we'd all be safer on the streets if it were easier for more people to walk rather than drive to the grocery store.[/quote]

I agree that would be a dream to walk to an affordable, well-stocked grocery store.

But, the fault thing still is a bit nebulous. Another anecdote: My dad's BFF's life was ruined when he killed two pedestrians who stepped off a median to jay walk in front of him. He went into a depression, stopped talking to anyone and my dad never saw him again. He clearly was traumatized, but it was determined by all witnesses that it was not his fault. That's why I initially questioned that everyone who killed a pedestrian should be sentenced. I'm not sure it would have beneficial for anyone (including taxpayers) to have him in jail. But, clearly most people on this thread disagree and believe he is a monster. [/quote]

I think it's pretty clear that for a lot of people, killing someone while driving is deeply traumatic. Although not for everyone, because some people who killed someone while driving continue to drive dangerously.

Also, I doubt that locking up after the fact is very effective for preventing other people from doing it.

Did you know that "jaywalk" is a pejorative invented by the auto industry to shift the blame from drivers to pedestrians? It's true. And it worked, and here we are.[/quote]

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