yeah that sounds like a western society… the parents always got street justice since the cops serve the wealthy only.
The trial court heard the light at Hornby Street had already been red for approximately 20 seconds when Moshfeghi Zadeh drove through the intersection at 47 km/h without touching his brakes until after he was broadsided by the sports car, which had a green light.
The judge in the case determined that Moshfeghi Zadeh was inattentive and that his manner of driving was dangerous, but that his “momentary lapse” of attention did not constitute a “marked departure” from the standard of care required, and therefore was not a criminal offence.
Ah, yes, of course. “Momentary” being literally at least 20 seconds – 260 meters of travel at 47 km/h. Literally traveled down nearly the length of three American football fields not seeing the red light. Got t-boned by another car, severely injured a pedestrian, and killed his daughter.
Fuck off with this shit.
“The case law tells us criminal liability for dangerous driving cannot be visited upon a driver unless the manner of driving is found to be both dangerous, and a marked departure from the standard of care expected of a reasonable person in all of the surrounding circumstances,” the majority decision concludes.
Are you fucking CRAZY. What the fuck on Earth were the “surrounding circumstances”?
Ok, kill the judge first
Just be sure you do it with a car while breaking traffic laws and you’re in the clear.
Are you fucking CRAZY. What the fuck on Earth were the “surrounding circumstances”?
A few thousand kilograms of very manly steel that needs to be driven at very manly speeds of course. /s
The more I read about it the more I think US law is vibe based.
This was in Vancouver, m8.
It’s all based off British Common Law, which is vibe based. So reasonable mistake.
I’m stupid and I don’t read more than headlines. I’ll let it stand so you can make fun of me …
You’re all good, m8.
As a father, this is when I would probably go to prison.
not if you do it with a car apparently
Nice tip, thanks!
If I were the father who lost his daughter, I’d take the vigilante route. The courts won’t provide justice? The streets will.
Use a car and apparently it’s legal.
This case has been going on for years. Back in 2023 there was this article about it, apparently the driver had been repeatedly firing his lawyers, possibly to delay court dates. I get the feeling that he was trying to find a legal team with connections to his judge and the will to use those connections, but no way to confirm that. Either way the behavior suggests to me deep pockets, despite his shitty car choice.
For those saying that if you were the father you’d take vigilante action, no you probably wouldn’t because you’d be dealing with life-altering injuries. The father is likely permanently immobile.
Canadian Luigis, it’s your moment
I agree with the judge’s decision. He was driving at a reasonable speed. He made a single error of missing the signal. That is far below the threshold of gross negligence needed for a conviction.
However, the court was asking the wrong question. Safety is systemic. Those involved with this death are those who design the roads, those who design the cars, those who make the laws, those who train and license drivers, who all have some responsibility. No justice can come from trying to pin it all on a single individual.
They have built a transportation system in which a single human error results in fatalities. That is the real crime.
Deaths like this are common and entirely preventable. Justice is when we redesign transportation so no one dies in similar situations ever again.
he wasn’t paying attention for twenty seconds. if it was yellow and he sped through it while it turned maybe that argument could hold some weight, but not paying attention to the road is gross negligence while operating heavy machinery.
You clearly weren’t paying attention for the twenty seconds it took to read my comment.
yes there are systemic failing and corruption that needs to be addressed, and to go further the punitive system of justice is ineffective and should be replaced with more community oriented rehabilitative solutions.
that does not change the fact that gross negligence occurred and cost a father his child. even in a different framework with different transportation, such blatant and offensive negligence would still require the perpetrator to take accountability and face consequences for their actions that have resulted in a dead child. under the current system with the current legislative and transpotation frameworks this person recklessly endangered people to the most serious degree and is being let off scott free
You cannot design a road that is safe for someone who runs a light that has been red for 20 seconds
You can literally design roads without lights.
If we move to a broader perspective than just lights, there is nothing that physically forces the man to follow whatever traffic contraption we throw at him
