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re: Arrest made in Rod Bramblett accident
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:23 pm to TheCaterpillar
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:23 pm to TheCaterpillar
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I assume you mean the stupid decision is driving while high. We don't know that to be the case. Maybe he did honestly just fall asleep and this is just a random tragedy.
Honestly the decision to drive or keep driving when you are tired enough to fall asleep while operating a 2 ton machine on a 55 mph highway would be a pretty fricking stupid decision too. Not exactly “random” at that point. When you get behind the wheel you assume some level of responsibility for not only yourself but every other driver around you. Driving while tired enough to fall asleep on a highway I would argue is MORE negligent than driving after a drink or two or with MJ in your system (unless you have drunk or smoked enough to be at can’t walk straight impaired levels).
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Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:23 pm to TheCaterpillar
quote:Are we sure about that though?
Well, they can't prove he was high at the time with a blood test.
Are tests advanced enough now where they can determine the exact THC levels in his blood at the time of the accident?
We know they can determine blood alcohol levels, but what about THC?
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:29 pm to RT1941
quote:THC can stay in your blood for a day I think. A saliva test can only detect THC for a few hours after use
We know they can determine blood alcohol levels, but what about THC?
EDIT: The Internet says THC levels are only detectable in your blood for 3-4 hours. So who knows...I assume there is some type of test by now. People get DUIs for weed
This post was edited on 7/1/19 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:30 pm to BluegrassBelle
How are they going to prove he was "under the influence"? Marijuana can stay in your system for 30 days (or in some cases, longer).
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:33 pm to CFFreak
Toxicology can tell if levels were high at the time.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:35 pm to momentoftruth87
I'd be curious to see how. Seriously though, the most this kid will get will be probation.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:35 pm to Geauxboy
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frick him. Good.
Yeah, because nothing says justice like arbitrarily picking who is and isn’t a child based on our vengeful quest for a pound of flesh.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:36 pm to CFFreak
FWIW, I'm a IL card holder and here is what I'd face if pulled over/in an accident (IL Law).
This is just an example
This is just an example
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If a driver’s THC level is 5 nanograms or more per milliliter of blood, or 10 nanograms per milliliter or higher of another bodily substance, they can be charged with DUI.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:40 pm to momentoftruth87
Regardless of the mj if you are driving a car 20-25 mph over the intersection and coming into an intersection with stopped cars (so I’m assuming light was red) with little to no attempt to slow down you are driving in a very reckless manner and should face charges if you kill somebody.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:42 pm to 1999
Such a sad situation. Could have easily smoked 2 weeks prior and tested positive
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:42 pm to krandor
He admitted to falling asleep
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:44 pm to Geauxboy
He’s 16 man. It sucks for everyone involved. frick off with that shite.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:44 pm to OleManDixon
Yeah, because nothing says justice like arbitrarily picking who is and isn’t a child based on our vengeful quest for a pound of flesh.
I really wish there was an intermediate level to charge teenagers. 16 year old is much further along than a 10 year old, but still not an adult.
I really wish there was an intermediate level to charge teenagers. 16 year old is much further along than a 10 year old, but still not an adult.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:45 pm to OleManDixon
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Yeah, because nothing says justice like arbitrarily picking who is and isn’t a child based on our vengeful quest for a pound of flesh.
I doubt if the DA is looking for a pound of flesh but I agree with you on not charging him as an adult. Kids don't always make the best choices.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:50 pm to Auburn80
I would hate to see 3 lives gone. Let the kid do a shite ton of community service and live out a life. It’s a shite situation already in the loss of two lives.
This post was edited on 7/1/19 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:53 pm to 1999
If it were me and my wife involved and we had left this world, unless the kid was a total POS, I would not want him prosecuted.
We all did dumbshit when we were young and I am not going out a hypocrite.
We all did dumbshit when we were young and I am not going out a hypocrite.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 5:54 pm to auzach91
A 16 year old, even being charged as an adult, isn't going to get a life sentence. His life will be over because of this, unfortunately, but it wont happen.
For those arguing about the weed, its just as bad the kid was traveling at a high rate of speed.
For those arguing about the weed, its just as bad the kid was traveling at a high rate of speed.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 6:02 pm to JamalSanders
People drive tired all the time without substances. shite your more likely to pass out from Benadryl than weed. I don't disagree had he partaked and then got behind the wheel that it was a bad decision but the same shite happens with Benadryl no one would blink an eye and it wouldn't get prosecuted as manslaughter. I just hate the double narrative because it does save lives. Live responsibly.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 6:45 pm to yatesdog38
He isn't being charged for the weed. DUI is not one of the charges. They are likely using the MJ as the reason for the harsher charges but the MJ itself isn't a charge he is being accused of.
Posted on 7/1/19 at 6:47 pm to yatesdog38
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People drive tired all the time without substances. shite your more likely to pass out from Benadryl than weed. I don't disagree had he partaked and then got behind the wheel that it was a bad decision but the same shite happens with Benadryl no one would blink an eye
Completely agree.
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just hate the double narrative because it does save lives. Live responsibly.
Kinda losing me here.
I have firmly been in no charge mode since the accident. Drugs in his system (and we don't know the level yet, but will soon) absolutely changes things.
But even if he had nothing in his system, his negligent actions still resulted in 2 people dying.
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