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Re:More phones, few banks, instability are transforming Soma... by anonbanker on Tuesday March 01, 2016 @10:23AM (#11203134)
And you can settle the charges civilly (allowable under United States Code), plead guilty, and get a discharge (no criminal record or time served).

We have a Pay-To-Play legal system. Vince Neil of Motley Crue killed a guy with his car, paid a fine, pled guilty, and served two days of jail total. He's just one example.

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Re:More phones, few banks, instability are transforming Soma... by eru on Friday March 04, 2016 @01:48AM (#11222406)
Is killing someone with your car even a crime?

(https://www.vice.com/read/you-can-kill-anyone-you-want-with-... and http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/opinion/sunday/is-it-ok-to...)

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Re:More phones, few banks, instability are transforming Soma... by anonbanker on Friday March 04, 2016 @02:18PM (#11226177)
Vehicular Manslaughter is a crime in many jurisdictions.

However, it's easily dischargeable. This is conjecture, but I wouldn't be surprised if many of those cases were settled privately.

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