12-08-2018, 09:05 PM
You drive full throttle into a crowd if you're intent on hurting/killing the people in the crowd.
That's what the evidence shows James Alex Fields did and what he was convicted of doing by a jury of his peers in Virginia.
He's was not convicted of driving too fast in a crowd which happened to result in death and injuries (vehicular manslaughter). He was instead found guilty of plowing into the crowd intentionally/maliciously to cause death and injury.
A federal judge or jury will decide if there's sufficient evidence to prove that Fields was motivated by political hatred, unless Fields instead pleads guilty to that charge.
Anyway, I agree, it's very good for society that the murderer will likely be behind bars for the rest of his life.
That's what the evidence shows James Alex Fields did and what he was convicted of doing by a jury of his peers in Virginia.
He's was not convicted of driving too fast in a crowd which happened to result in death and injuries (vehicular manslaughter). He was instead found guilty of plowing into the crowd intentionally/maliciously to cause death and injury.
A federal judge or jury will decide if there's sufficient evidence to prove that Fields was motivated by political hatred, unless Fields instead pleads guilty to that charge.
Anyway, I agree, it's very good for society that the murderer will likely be behind bars for the rest of his life.