10 years in prison is possible.

  • iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works
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    23 hours ago

    Manslaughter wasn’t “dropped.” She was found not guilty of manslaughter, and guilty of child endangerment.

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      12 hours ago

      Regardless, if she was texting and driving and hit a pedestrian you bet their ass they would find her guilty of that. The circumstances may be different but the underlying cause is essentially the same thing.

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        11 hours ago

        But no not really, the circumstances are different. The negligence is the fact that it was even possible for the strangulation to happen in the first place, that’s a bad harness situation.