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Posted on 11/3/21 at 7:25 pm to UASports23
Yikes
Posted on 11/3/21 at 7:51 pm to Chad4Bama
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He deserves the death penalty.
I do not think this. I feel like the death penalty, if it should exist, should be reserved for those people in our society who are know better than rabid dogs. Henry Ruggs made a terrible and stupid decision that ended up costing the life of a human being who was in the prime of their life. But he didn't go to Top Golf that night with the intention of getting wasted and then using his car to purposefully kill another human being.
Because of the level of stupidity involved, he should go to prison for the maximum sentence (20 years). But he shouldn't be sentenced to death. Those cases should be reserved for the absolute worst human beings - human beings who wouldn't hesitate killing again if given the chance and right set of circumstances.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 7:54 pm to Kcstills17
I won’t be surprised if he gets a smaller penalty than what we think. Right after highschool a group of my best friends went to a club after a festival here in Chattanooga. I went home being the youngest of my friends I couldn’t get in. One of our oldest friends was driving and had been drinking, as he went to turn into the club a motorcycle hit him in the side killing the driver and passenger. The details are certainly different as the motorcycle riders had also been drinking. He passed the breathalyzer test and went in for “questioning” where they took his blood and he was over the limit. He was charged with involuntary vehicular manslaughter, and DUI. He got 2 years sentence and served right at 6 months. He “worked” some of the time off and got the rest off on good behavior.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 8:23 pm to footstepsfalco
Posted on 11/3/21 at 8:35 pm to TidalSurge1
Seeing the details of Tina who passed Is absolutely heartbreaking. fricking take driving seriously people. It's a metal death trap. Don't go anywhere with the intention of drinking without a plan of how to get around.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 8:55 pm to TidalSurge1
Damn,,,,,,Ruggs is facing nearly 50 years for this. Two felony DUI death/injury charges each carrying up to 20 years plus additional charges......
Man he is in serious legal jeopardy
Man he is in serious legal jeopardy
Posted on 11/3/21 at 9:25 pm to YStar
He's the second person who has explicitly advocated for the death of Henry Ruggs in this thread. That's horrible. Henry made a horrifying mistake that has taken a life and destroyed his own. He'll end up paying a steep price for his choices. But he doesn't deserve to die for it. What good would that accomplish? From everything we've seen of Henry over the years he is a good person who made an incredibly bad choice. Let him serve his time and then hopefully spend the rest of his life trying to make up for it. Obviously nothing he does can bring the young woman back but a lifetime of making amends has to be better than forfeiting his life.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 9:56 pm to RollTide33
I’ve tried to withhold judgement until all the facts were out there, but he was traveling at an excessive speed and hopefully, that poor young woman and her dog died on impact. I hate to think that she was burning alive and couldn’t get help. We all make mistakes, but this “mistake” ended up cruel, and he deserves prison time.
I hate to say that, but it’s the truth. That young ladie’s family will get his money in a civil suit that will follow. My gosh, this kind of thing is so easy to avoid today.
I hate to say that, but it’s the truth. That young ladie’s family will get his money in a civil suit that will follow. My gosh, this kind of thing is so easy to avoid today.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 9:58 pm to Chad4Bama
Dude chill it's terrible what happened but calm down
Posted on 11/3/21 at 10:02 pm to RollTide33
quote:Amen brother, Its sad what happened even if he somehow by the grace of God manages to get off on this he will still have that black shadow hovering over him. He gonna have a hard few years from here on out but hopefully he can do what's right for not just his family but the victims also.
He's the second person who has explicitly advocated for the death of Henry Ruggs in this thread. That's horrible. Henry made a horrifying mistake that has taken a life and destroyed his own. He'll end up paying a steep price for his choices. But he doesn't deserve to die for it. What good would that accomplish? From everything we've seen of Henry over the years he is a good person who made an incredibly bad choice. Let him serve his time and then hopefully spend the rest of his life trying to make up for it. Obviously nothing he does can bring the young woman back but a lifetime of making amends has to be better than forfeiting his life.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 10:05 pm to Cobrasize
I agree 100%. He absolutely deserves prison time. And probably a lot of it. But two posters have directly advocated for the death penalty and that's ridiculous. Think of all the good Henry could do while serving his time and after.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 10:27 pm to RollTide33
Hate it for Henry but hate it more for that girl who burned alive and her family. What an awful way to go for someone who had a whole life ahead of them. Henry should spend many years behind bars, his career is over and his life will be a shell of what it was. What a tragedy. Decisions have consequences.
Posted on 11/4/21 at 3:21 am to Cobrasize
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hopefully, that poor young woman and her dog died on impact.
She didn't.
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When Hart arrived at the crash site, according to the arrest report, he heard screams coming from the RAV4. The driver was still alive, he told police, but she was pinned inside the SUV. None of the bystanders could pull her out.
Eventually, they had to back away as smoke and heat from flames choked the RAV4. Tintor and her dog died in the SUV, authorities said. She was 23.
LINK
Posted on 11/4/21 at 7:05 am to RollTide33
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He's the second person who has explicitly advocated for the death of Henry Ruggs in this thread.
Its frightening that some of these folks might have been/might be on a jury at some point...
Posted on 11/4/21 at 8:39 am to Funky Tide 8
I'll never understand a million dollar athlete, making the choice to get intoxicated. Get behind the wheel, thus now playing russian roulette.
The common sense choice would be an uber or personal limo driver, especially in the city that never sleeps.
They wanna impress, feel cool, in control, young lady in their sports car.
Another example of flushing your life down the toilet over a catastrophic choice.
The common sense choice would be an uber or personal limo driver, especially in the city that never sleeps.
They wanna impress, feel cool, in control, young lady in their sports car.
Another example of flushing your life down the toilet over a catastrophic choice.
Posted on 11/4/21 at 8:48 am to Funky Tide 8
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Its frightening that some of these folks might have been/might be on a jury at some point...
It's even more frightening that people don't know how the criminal justice system works.
Juries don't impose sentences, judges do.
I should let it go but since I guess I'm one of the two, I'm going to respond. What I said was that I think his actions warrant being a capital crime. I said it, I meant it, and I'm not sorry for it. His actions went far beyond what occurs in even the typical DUI related traffic death. I'm not advocating for some form of vigilante justice. Our society has said they don't agree with me. Not the first time, won't be the last. I'm OK with that because that's how it's supposed to work - society makes the rules and the rest of us follow them but I'm not for one second going to apologize for giving an honest opinion.
Posted on 11/4/21 at 9:05 am to JustGetItRight
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Juries don't impose sentences, judges do.
Never did I claim the contrary. My comment was regarding how some of you feel about how our justice system should work in general.
Posted on 11/4/21 at 9:16 am to Funky Tide 8
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Never did I claim the contrary. My comment was regarding how some of you feel about how our justice system should work in general.
So you think someone is incapable of rendering fair jury service based on what they feel the law should be? Got it.
I guess it's ok that we, say, start striking everyone who feels marijuana should be legal from any trial where drugs are involved because clearly their personal feelings would change the way they view evidence of guilt or innocence.
Posted on 11/4/21 at 10:06 am to RollTide33
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I agree 100%. He absolutely deserves prison time. And probably a lot of it. But two posters have directly advocated for the death penalty and that's ridiculous. Think of all the good Henry could do while serving his time and after.
Agreed. From what we know of Ruggs, living with this is going to be a lifetime sentence in itself, on top of whatever his actual sentence is.
OBVIOUSLY, the girl and her family are the bigger tragedy. But, I can't imagine living with that on my conscience.
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