Venus Williams at fault in fatal car crash
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
You cannot be serious
The UK has an offence of 'causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving', does the US has some equivalent? Could Williams be brought up on charges at some later date?
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Vehicular manslaughter
Sometimes celebrities/wealthy persons get away with murder, literally. Leonard Little was a well-known case back in the late 90s. Killed a wife/mother while drunk driving, got a slap on the wrist. Earned a $17m contract two years later when he should have been playing edge rusher on the prison team, and got a DUI a few years later as well.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1789026
http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/04123/309759.stm
I will not be surprised if Venus gets off very lightly. She might get sued in civil court though (and probable).
http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1789026
http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/04123/309759.stm
I will not be surprised if Venus gets off very lightly. She might get sued in civil court though (and probable).
Did anything ever happen to Kaitlin(Kathryn? I refuse to google anything to do with that fecking family) Jenner for killing someone a few years ago? Besides being called brave every few minutes.
She's a mega-celebrity, she won't be touched.
She's a mega-celebrity, she won't be touched.
I don't think that kind of thing is illegal for celebrities is it?
She's a hugely famously celebrity, don't be silly.
In her slight defence she was travelling at 5mph
She's going to get away with it.
Sorry OP, I don't mean to be pedantic but the thread title states Williams is at fault, the Guardian article only quotes it as an allegation.
Innocent until proven otherwise, etc...
Innocent until proven otherwise, etc...
I feel horrible for everyone involved. There is a chance of this happening everytime you get in the car.
Did you read the article? It sounds like an unfortunate accident.
I'd prefer that, actually. I mean, neither Williams going to prison nor she paying a lot of money to me will bring my loved one back. But the latter is still infinitely more useful to me than seeing her behind bars.
Not under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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Orange is the new Black ft. Venus Williams.
Reading the description of the accident in the article I would be surprised to see charges pressed.
Nah, instead they made him women of the year.
I read the police report says she was driving at 5mph, no alcohol,drugs or phone distractions. Feel like I need a diagram as to how this fatal accident occurred?!
Isn't Venus the Philip Neville version of the Williams?
As Philip Neville been the best footballer at any point of his career?
Im referring to her being the worse tennis player of the Williams sisters.
Love everyone posting in here who clearly haven't even clicked the link, the same people that post in political threads about people believing everything they see on Facebook at face value.
And what is the point of that stupid point?
Im asking a question mate. Chill up.
She went through a red light and violated the right of way?
So a double fault.
So a double fault.
She allegedly went through a green light but got stopped by traffic on the intersection.
There's no situation into which devilish can't force a Neville dig.
Must...resist...desire to laugh. Damn you maru.
Actually Im praising Philip Neville here. Venus Williams is/was a better tennis player then he was as a player.
Prison? How long will she serve?
That she probably couldn't beat any man in the top 7000 in the world.
Not saying she should go to prison because I haven't read the article yet but this point is as stupid as it gets, you're basically saying if you have money you can buy your way out of a murder charge?
No, not a murder charge. Not any charge, really.
I'm just stating my personal preference - also note that it only applies to an offence like this, when she just ran a red light which is not the same as murder. Also, it's not something that should be codified in any way.
Well, not really. He's saying he'd prefer money. I would too.
I get what you're saying, and I'd agree with you and @Scarecrow that money would be much better if I was the relative of that guy who died of no fault of his own, running a red light is and ending up killing someone no matter how unfortunate should result in the same punishment for all.
Imagine a week later and the same incident occurs but this time a student struggling to pay bills runs a red light and kills someone, she hasn't got any money so her only option is to spend the next 15 years in prison cos she couldn't afford to pay her way out of her crime, likewise to the relative of that person she killed, what if they wanted a few million instead of knowing the student went to prison? Could get awful messy.
Well, I'm not proposing that there be a choice between a prison sentence and a monetary settlement, obviously. Just saying it in principle.
Didn't Matthew Broderick run someone over, killing them, in Ireland in the 80s?