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Originally Posted by FerrariEnzo
this responsibility you speak of... if (not saying it will happen) you were the one that caused an accident that cost the lives of another driver/passenger.. how would you live with yourself knowing well how dangerous it was.. would you accept it your fault and go to jail or would you fight it as if you did no wrong?
Im just saying, taking responsibility is a good thing but when lives are at risk...
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This is an appeal to emotion argument, which is a logical fallacy. I try not to make decisions based on fear or 'what ifs'. Accidents can and do happen everywhere. Are we going to start closing lanes on every bridge, highway, and road? Why not just shut the bridge down every night at 9pm? Or require vehicles to come from the factory equipped with speed limiters that prevent us from going faster than the speed limit? Better yet, just stay home.
In the hypothetical situation you presented, I don't want to sound insensitive but I could say that I would eventually recover. If I was charged, I would also let the legal process take its course and also be entitled to the full protection of the law. People who commit murders are entitled, why wouldn't I? It is also a Charter right that I am innocent until proven guilty. Accidents are just that, accidents, unless my driving was a gross departure from the standard of the reasonable person.