Originally Posted by
theGinsue
I believe the facts of the matter are clear enough.
She has a previously diagnosed condition which had caused her to have a seizure in the past. She failed/refused to seek follow up care to ensure she was not a risk to herself or others.
When you slide behind the wheel of a moter vehicle with the intent to operate that motor vehicle on public streets you assume a great deal of responsibility - to include the consequences for your actions - intentional or not.
This woman KNEW she had a potential condition which should have precluded her from operating a motor vehicle but she chose to disregard it and she acted selfishly by putting her children in the vehicle and driving when she had a known pre-existing condition/propensity for having seizures. She never got checked out to see if there was a chance it could happen again or if it was a one time thing. Because of her actions a family of 5 are DEAD.
I would feel very differently about this case if she had never had a seizure before or had at least gotten follow-up treatment/evaluation, but she did not. At the very least, this woman is responsible for child abuse/endangerment and 5 counts of manslaughter. Realistically though, she committed murder 5 times over and has gotten away with it because, in this country we have no such thing as "personal responsibility".
