So, can someone explain why the tired parent whose mistake kills their kid shouldn't go to jail, but the tired truck driver who falls asleep for a second and kills another driver should? Because that's what happens now. If you make the mistake of falling asleep and killing someone, you're going to be charged with some form of manslaughter.
Or, what if it had been a neighbor's kidin the back seat? Still no prison? It's the exact same mistake, but I suspect if it were someone else's kid, this might be a very different thread?
Or, what if the parent forgets to put their gun away and a kid shoots themselves? Still a mistake, still already punished by losing a child.
I'm torn on whether prison makes sense here, but largely unconvinced by the argument that is was a mistake or that he's been punished enough. Those certainly aren't the normal criteria we use to determine whether someone should be charged.
Frankly, it seems to me that we're more forgiving in this case because we can imagine ourselves in the place of the father. That seems like an unusual way decide justice -- what's easy for us to empathize with.
