• @GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml
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    111 month ago

    Framing things as accidents exonerate the type of neglect that has lethal consequences. It’s time to retire the term in the context of traffic violence.

    • RaivoKulli
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      31 month ago

      I just feel like it means that it wasn’t on purpose

      • @Hawke@lemmy.world
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        127 days ago

        At some point there’s a line though where it’s not an accident but a certainty, and only a matter of time.

        Same reason pointing a gun at people is generally frowned upon.

        • RaivoKulli
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          227 days ago

          In my country we have “endangering traffic safety” as a crime. You can be guilty of it either intentionally or due to negligence towards road rules and laws.