1y ago

'Hell on wheels': Teen convicted of crashing car at 100 mph, killing boyfriend and friend

www.nbcnews.com 'Hell on wheels': Teen convicted of crashing car at 100 mph, killing boyfriend and friend

“This was not reckless driving. This was murder,” the judge said before she read out Mackenzie Shirilla's verdict Monday afternoon.

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Remind me why we allow teenagers to drive 3-ton vehicles again?
- "Gotta get them teens to work. And no public transit options please, they make my money pile smaller."
  -CEO's everywhere
- Why do we allow most people to drive 3 ton vehicles
  
  Right? I honestly can't wait until self driving cars take up enough of the market share that manual driving cars will be outlawed (or at least getting insurance on them will be astronomically expensive)
  
  Or public transit improves, actually freeing up space on the road
  
  What dumb is that we can improve public transit today. Unlike self driving cars, there is no technological barrier. The only thing stopping us from improving public transit is that fact that humans (especially in North America) are selfish, greedy, easily manipulated, and apathetic.
  Public transit doesn't improve because not enough people don't want to use public transit and not enough people want to use public transit because it doesn't improve.
- Remind the rest of us why anycunt needs a 3 ton personal vehicle again?
  
  At risk of angering the vast majority of the fuck cars community, it's generally because I live 30 minutes from my job by highway, and can't afford to live within walking distance. And they won't let us telework. I really really want to actually live close enough to bike.
  
  So we have a large reoccurring expense that forces us to always have a job and stay productive in a modern society where this really isn't necessary?
  
  I'll stick with my 1.2l, 50mpg shitbox thanks
  
  Uh, I think society is pretty darn dependent on everyone working to sustain it.
  
  The profit margins of the wealthy are dependent on everyone working 24/7 to sustain. Society can carry on just fine.
- Because the vast majority of them don't use the 3ton vehicle to commit murder.
  You do know that adults use vehicles as murder weapons also, yeah?
  
  I am sure they don't.
  
  Waukesha Christmas parade attack and the Nice, France attack?
  
  The comment was on knowledge not events
- The same reason we all have a personal 3 ton vehicle: to ensure we remain bound to a culture of sprawling roads and fossil fuel consumption.
- So they can be exploited for cheep labor.
- When I think back to how immature and reckless I was as a teenager I can't believe I was legally allowed to drive and considered a full grown adult at the age of 18.
- Remind me why we allow banks to control our economy again?
- Awesome. Judge all teenagers because of a deranged one.
  What's your stance on 27 year olds with driver's licenses?
  
  Yeah buddy i'm going to judge all drivers, because i kinda sorta vaguely don't want me or others to die!
  Are you against gun control too?
  
  I'm not, but it seems like you are, correct?
  
  Why would i be against gun control? I also enjoy not randomly having my brains blown out.
- tbp the camry she drove was closer to 1.5 tons
- Freedums!
- So they can be exploited for cheap labor.
  
  You're not wrong. Being able to drive by 16 so that you can start working is the capitalist way.
- A Camry weighs half of that, and regardless, she could have done this in any vehicle
- Bcs we lack the infrastructure for them not to require a car & obviously want car companies, roadworks, and petrol industries to continue having huge profits.
- Lol which vehicles weigh 3 tons. Aside from EVs. You mean 3 tons as in 6600 lbs right?
- She was 18. That's an adult.
  
  She was 17. But I understand your point.
  
  Legally sure, still immature and not someone who should be piloting a heavy vehicle capable of going 100 mph.
  Most people aren't, frankly.
  
  You're right and car rental companies agree with you as most of them won't rent to anyone under 25.

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