On 10 Jul, 08:24, JNugent  wrote:
> Doug wrote:
> > On 9 Jul, 21:57, "DavidR"  wrote:
> >> "David Hansen"  wrote
>
> >>>>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1032894/Cyclist-killed-teenag...
> >>> As one might expect with the Daily Wail, the headline bears little
> >>> relationship to the contents of the story
> >> In the Telegraph there was another story on the same page about a person
> >> deliberately droving a LandRover at someone. The victim leapt of the way
> >> but the driver was charged with assault. My thought was "why wasn't it
> >> attempted murder?"
>
> > Good point. Why aren't cars treated like any other lethal weapon?
>
> Good point. Perhaps motor cars should be taxed and regulated like those
> lethal weapons kitchen knives (even daggers), hammers and plastic bags.
> Not to mention sleeping pills.
>
Any of which would involve a manslaughter charge if they inadvertently
caused a death but why not a car? If a car is deliberately used to
kill then that is treated as murder, just like any other weapon, but
not if it is an involuntary cause. Obviously killer drivers are
treated preferentially.

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