COMMENT 297435
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2012-07-14 08:33 AM |
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Methinks the aggressive defense is being mounted by an insurance company, not the young man and his family. Not being forced to testify against one's self is not only a Constitutional right but a right that can be traced back to Jewish law long before the birth of Christ. Plaintiff's counsel has more than enough arrows in his quiver to obtain relief for his clients. However, it's good to see a news story in support of our tort system, rather than the usual stuff about hot coffee from McDonald's -- which is also an aggressive defense continued to be mounted by insurance companies.
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COMMENT 297478
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2012-07-14 09:54 AM |
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It is his right to "plead the fifth" regardless of Jewish law. However, if he wanted to do the right thing, he should just admit he was high as a kite when he ran over and killed that woman. Now THAT would be the right kind of right and justice for his innocent victim - yes, that would be the right thing to do.
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ROGER DODGER
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2012-07-14 10:18 AM |
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Wood Chipper!
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COMMENT 297508
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2012-07-14 10:57 AM |
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Yes, pot is harmless. Nothing like a family that smokes together and does it legally because they all amazingly had serious medical conditions all at the same time. Of course, they now deserve our compassion.
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COMMENT 297517
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2012-07-14 11:12 AM |
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I missed something how do you two know he was high?
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COMMENT 297522
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2012-07-14 11:16 AM |
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517, you didn't miss anything. He wasn't high. His parents are involved in medical marijuana distribution (or were at the time) so some people assume that means he was high. He was driving recklessly (too high of a speed) but drugs weren't a factor in this crash.
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COMMENT 297534
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2012-07-14 11:42 AM |
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He wasn't high----he was given a blood test at the scene and passed. It was 8 in the morning and he was on his way to school. I happen to know the family and they are wonderful people that feel terrible about this tragic accident!!!!! Tyler is a good kid that had a car accident that ended up killing a woman and he will have to live with that horror for the rest of his life. Who of us hasn't sped, picked up our phone, or done something we shouldn't have while driving? He pled guilty at his trial and has done everything asked of him. His whole family has been paying a price for this for the last two years and will continue to for the rest of their lives. It is a tragedy on all sides.......
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COMMENT 297542
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2012-07-14 12:04 PM |
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I raced in a stolen 911 on coast village. I didn't feel a need to kill anyone.
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COMMENT 297596P
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2012-07-14 02:26 PM |
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Fifth amendment? I thought it only applied to criminal cases not civil cases. He could also plead the right to privacy under the California Consitution if the Fifth doesn't pan out.
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COMMENT 297675
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2012-07-14 06:09 PM |
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There is no test to determine how high someone is or isn't with marijuana. The car was full of it when the police came...and the rumor at the school was that he was smoking a morning bowl on the way to class.
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COMMENT 297678
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2012-07-14 06:26 PM |
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7434.... there is no way you can compare the cost to the defendants' family against that of the victim's. A year in juvie is not the same thing as loss life. Saying "sorry" ain't enough. 7435... Juvenile records are sealed so the aggressive tactics by the plaintiff is to extract information NOT available from the criminal case.
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COMMENT 297684P
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2012-07-14 06:50 PM |
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This stinks!!!! He is NOT a teenager now. He killed a sweet wonderful woman. He should have to talk about it!!! She has to take the 5th for the REST OF HER LIFE thanks to this reckless MAN!!!
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COMMENT 297534
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2012-07-15 01:33 PM |
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He WAS a teenager when it happened and it was a terrible accident!!! Sorry can't bring her back but neither can life in prison. He has already gone to trial for his actions and a judge gave him the punishment he felt was just. This is a situation where everyone loses.....
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COMMENT 297872P
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2012-07-15 03:31 PM |
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Taking the 5th is only during the pendency of the crim case. Once that's concluded, he must testify, just as OJ did after his crim trial. As for Jewish law, which is the root of much of our modern system, the accused had no right to avoid self incrimination. On the contrary, he was cross examined by the judges themselves! Read the Talmud tractate called Sanhedrin at your leisure.
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COMMENT 297883
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2012-07-15 04:46 PM |
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The people claiming the the Fifth Amendment doesn't apply to civil cases are wrong, don't know the law, haven't read the Constitution, and apparently think they know the law better than the judge in this case (and the Supreme Court,).
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