Ephraim said:
Oh, hey. This kinda reminds me of that case a couple years ago, where a guy stole a car and got into a police chase. Then two news choppers followed him, crashed into each other, and the criminal was charged with murder. I never did hear what happened in that case..
They didn’t start trying him until earlier this year for whatever reason, likely so they couldn’t figure out how to charge him with all the crimes he didn’t directly cause. The guy pleaded guilty to 35 crimes but was not charged for the deaths of those on the helicopters. It was found that one helicopter got careless and essentially rammed the other. The families of the helicopter that wasn’t flown by a retard was given an undisclosed settlement out of court by the offending news station.
There were 6 helicopters in close proximity during the chase, 5 were news helicopters. It’s a stretch to say that the guy on the ground made them be there <_>
Ephraim said:
Unless I misread the article, the judge can give the two perps five years simply because of the invasion of privacy, without giving any thought to the suicide. Wouldn’t it be fair to say that he would give them both the maximum to make an example of them and give a little comfort towards the families? That would be totally legal.
If they don’t take the extra circumstances into account it’s hard to justify making an example of them or giving the maximum sentence. I’m sure there’s been other cases of people recording roommates and the punishment of those cases will likely determine the punishment for this one.