My thought experiment here might be flawed, but it just popped in my head:
Suppose I'm driving along a road and someone steps deliberately in front of my car, rather like Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day". He's clearly trying to kill himself.
Now in this case, I've got plenty of time to stop. He's maybe 300 feet in front of me...well within my car's ability to brake.
Instead of braking, I gun the engine and mow him right down, like he was hoping I'd do. Afterward, they even find a note pinned to his coat reading "Please thank the driver who ended my shitty life" for good measure.
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Suppose I'm driving along a road and someone steps deliberately in front of my car, rather like Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day". He's clearly trying to kill himself.
Now in this case, I've got plenty of time to stop. He's maybe 300 feet in front of me...well within my car's ability to brake.
Instead of braking, I gun the engine and mow him right down, like he was hoping I'd do. Afterward, they even find a note pinned to his coat reading "Please thank the driver who ended my shitty life" for good measure.
I'm thinking I still deserve to go to jail.