Billy Lane expected to enter plea today
#11
04-07-2009, 01:41 PM
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The fact taht the rider was under the influence should have NO BEARING. the bike rider did not cross the double yellow. He stayed in his own lane. Billy didn't. Billy caused the accident, drunk or sober makes no difference. He violated general rules of the road, DO NOT PASS ON A DOUBLE YELLOW LINE!
The Drinking should be a seperate issue. He killed a man by not following accepted and legal safety laws. PERIOD!
The Drinking should be a seperate issue. He killed a man by not following accepted and legal safety laws. PERIOD!
#12
04-07-2009, 02:26 PM
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Intesting points for sure, no matter what, even if they were both falling down drunk this would have never occurred if Lane wouldn't have broken the law. When you break the law, you must deal with the conseqences, it's just too bad this man died and his family is now suffering.
#14
04-07-2009, 02:59 PM
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Your right the drinking is a separate issue but it enhances the disposition of the death of the scooter rider. General rules of the road violations that cause someone else's death are usually dealt with less prejudice if there are no mitigating reasons. Read about motorcyclist dieing all the time from left-hand turns and rear end collisions. The penalty is usually a slap on the wrist. The alcohol use is fuel on the fire. Wouldn't hear all this if it was a teenager on the cell phone and I doubt that people would be so quick to hang if it was their son or daughter. Both were drinking and that conveys some guilt to both parties. There is no give in me on that issue. Drink and drive than you are guilty whether you live or die. Two drunks is still two drunks. I have no doubt of Billy Lanes guilt--I don't know what would be a fair punishment and I have no faith in the justice system. My honest opinion and no one can change it with any argument I have seen in this forum till now.
The fact taht the rider was under the influence should have NO BEARING. the bike rider did not cross the double yellow. He stayed in his own lane. Billy didn't. Billy caused the accident, drunk or sober makes no difference. He violated general rules of the road, DO NOT PASS ON A DOUBLE YELLOW LINE!
The Drinking should be a seperate issue. He killed a man by not following accepted and legal safety laws. PERIOD!
The Drinking should be a seperate issue. He killed a man by not following accepted and legal safety laws. PERIOD!
#16
04-07-2009, 03:07 PM
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How many of you seriously believe that his celebrity has had no role thus far? How many of you seriously believe that you yourself wouldn't be in jail by now if you were in Lane's shoes?
I figure I would be finishing my first year-and-a-half by now.
I figure I would be finishing my first year-and-a-half by now.
#17
04-07-2009, 03:15 PM
Ultimate HDF Member
I honestly believe that with enough money the victims family would take the deal and the prosecutor would slap my wrist. If I did a year would surprise me if I was a richer man. This is America. You can buy all the justice you can afford and a lot of politicians to boot. That is what I believe. As a hard headed working man with just a good living, I believe I would be doing life while the victims family got pennies on a dollar as the judge and lawyers picked my property clean like buzzards eating possum ***. Thats what I believe.
#19
04-07-2009, 03:25 PM
I honestly believe that with enough money the victims family would take the deal and the prosecutor would slap my wrist. If I did a year would surprise me if I was a richer man. This is America. You can buy all the justice you can afford and a lot of politicians to boot. That is what I believe. As a hard headed working man with just a good living, I believe I would be doing life while the victims family got pennies on a dollar as the judge and lawyers picked my property clean like buzzards eating possum ***. Thats what I believe.
