Comments by "GH1618" (@GH-oi2jf) on "CBS Colorado" channel.

  1. A candidate for life, I hope.
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  2. The family courts decide such questions. She did not have legal custory of the boy.
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  3. Fifty years is essentially a life sentence. It doesn’t solve the real threat, which is that the truck owner who put him on the road in a heavy truck is still in business under a different company name. Incompetent drivers are directly responsible for wrecks, but there is a system which put them on the road which continues to be a threat.
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  4. I can understand that. A reduction was appropriate, but this was too soon and too much.
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  5. The House has the right to adopt such a rule, even though she has the right to carry the sidearm in the District. The Capitol just needs to provide a place to check firearms.
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  6. Even the judge and district attorney think the sentence is too long. It is an artifact of mandatory minimum sentencing law which requires consecutive sentences in some cases. Freeing him is not appropriate, though. It must be made clear that incompetent drivers should not be driving heavy trucks on our public roadways.
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  7. Most people have three names. They give them all to reduce confusion with others who may share the first and last name.
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  8. Intent to do what? If a person does not intend to kill, but does an intentional act negligently or recklessly which causes human death, that is criminal.
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  9. The prosecution did not ask for 110 years.
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  10. baloney
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  11. Such questions are a private matter. The way to challenge a decision of a court is to appeal to a higher court.
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  12. Both of Colorado’s senators are Democrats. Colorado has voted Democratic for President in about 1/3 of the elections.
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  13. As part of his plea deal, he agreed to testify in the trial of another defendant in the case. His own sentencing was deferred until that trial was finished.
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  14. ⁠ @wahhbajack  — The experiments had nothing to do with it. As an undergraduate, he participated in some psychology studies. Countless college students have done that. Kaczynsky himself said that it was not an extreme experience.
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  15.  @Lorimars319  — You have not been following this at all, it seems. You cannot get out of a vehicular homicide charge simply by claiming your brakes failed. Competent truck drivers do not rely on their service brakes to come down a hill safely. Before reaching the downgrade they must slow to a safe speed for the grade, then use gearing and engine braking to control the speed. If the driver believed he had a brake problem, and there was evidence that he did, then he should not have attempted to descend the grade. For that matter, he should not have driven the truck further until it was repaired. If you drive a heavy truck or are planning to do so, you should learn something from this incident before you get in similar trouble.
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  16. This trucker knew little about law, which is why he is in such big trouble now.
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  17. His reckless operation of his truck caused this wreck, even though he did not intend it. Incompetence is not a defense.
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  18. It wasn’t really about the brakes. You can’t get out of a vehicular homicide merely by saying “the brakes failed.” If you are a driver, it would be a good idea to learn what your responsibilities are instead of just complaining.
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  19. He was not forced to take a plea deal. He was offered one. He declined it.
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  20. That would have required a trial for each, with no one testifying against another.
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  21. All that is happening so far is that a hearing has been scheduled to consider the possibility of changing the sentence. It may not result in any change at all, because the judge believes the sentence is mandated by law. The next step would be appeals to higher courts. After the legal process has run its course, the Governor of Colorado might make a reduction in the sentence. All this will take some time, so there is no point in beng impatient. I don’t know what you mean by “clemency.” That just means moderation of the severity of the punishment. If you are expecting that somehow he will get off, I think you should forget about it. He killed four people through his reckless operation of a vehicle, and that deserves a significant sentence.
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  22. If you are a driver, you had better learn your responsibilities as a driver or give up driving.
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  23.  @lawrence1986ify  — The news reader said “the victim is from Thailand.”
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  24. wrong
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  25. I won't malign them, but I don't want one as a pet. Why would anyone?
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  26. Different state. Different case. Different jury. No comparison.
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  27. “Accident’ doesn’t mean anything, legally. It just means unforseen consequences. It does not mean his actions were not criminal.
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  28. The wreck was entirely his fault, but 110 years is not appropriate.
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  29. That’s why it isn’t murder. It is vehicular homicide. Negligence.
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  30. He was negligent in several respects. It was his responsibility to operate his vehicle safely. If it could not be operated safely, he should not have driven it.
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  31. This case has no racial aspect. “Cuban” is not a race.
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  32. He is white. “Cuban” is not a color or a race.
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  33. It is a consequence of adding up terms which are to be served consecutively.
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  34. He is white.
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  35. As a professional driver, he is responsible for checking his brakes. If they are not working properly, he must park the truck until they are fixed. He is also responsiblr for using them properly, which means not abusing them.
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  36. He is a legal immigrant.
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  37. He is a legal immigrant.
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  38. I think his luck has run out.
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  39. President Biden has not invited any illegal aliens to the White House for Christmas. Remarks like that serve only to display the incredible ignorance of Republicans.
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  40. He was sentenced days ago. Everybody who is convicted of a crime is sentenced.
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  41. It isn’t that easy to compare criminal cases. Different facts. Different charges. Different states with different laws. Different juries. There is no general rule that can be drawn from these two cases because neither is typical.
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  42. Breaks do not get “lost.” If the truck had brakes, he could not have made it from texas to Colorado. The fact that he said he lost his brakes is incriminating, because it means he was expecting his brakes to control his speed on a downgrade. The only way the speed of a heavy truck with a load can be controlled on a downgrade is by getting into a low gear before starting down the hill. Most likely he destroyed what brakes he had on that hill.
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  43. “Accident” is not a helpful term. A homicide does not have to be intentional to be criminal. The question is: what was his negligence?
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  44. All that means is it isn’t murder. Anybody who drives needs to understand this. If you run over someone, just saying “I didn’t mean to hurt anyone” doesn’t get you off.
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  45. Professionals are trained to handle emergencies. Think of Captain Sullenberger, ditching an airliner in the Hudson River with no loss of life. We need better training and certification of truckers because this driver was clearly incapable of dealing with an emergency. His lack of training and poor crisis management skills do not get him a pass, however.
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  46. “Cuban” is not a race. He is “white.”
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  47. Probably it will be revoked, if it hasn’t been already.
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  48. The defendant was offered a plea deal which would have dropped most charges. He wanted a trial, so the DA filed every charge she could support. That’s the way the system works. The jury did acquit on 15 charges, so he could have fared worse.
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  49. It is. A criminally negligent accident.
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  50. He may not have had a Jake brake, and if he started the downgrade in too high a gear, he might have been unable to downshift.
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