Georgia Man Shoots and Kills Driver Who Mistakenly Pulled Into His Driveway . . .

[russ1943]

Allowed To Plead To A Single Misdemeanor With No Jail Time and A $500 Fine.

Diaz appears to have pulled into the wrong driveway while following a mistaken GPS in January 2013. He was trying to find the driveway of his friend across the street to go roller-skating. When Sailors saw a strange car, he came out shooting: firing once in the air and once through the windshield of the car. The second round struck Diaz in the head.
There was evidence that Diaz was pulling out of the driveway when Sailor killed him. The family did sue Sailors and there was a settlement. It is not clear if that settlement influenced the family’s position on sentencing.
http://jonathanturley.org/2014/11/20/georgia-man-shoots-and-kills-driver-who-mistakenly-pulled-into-his-driveway-allowed-to-plead-to-a-single-misdemeanor-with-no-jail-time-and-a-500-fine/

[Maedhros]

1. If we're not going to limit access to firearms,

then we need to enact laws that COME DOWN LIKE A TON OF BRICKS on idiots that misuse firearms, like this bozo.

[CanonRay]

5. Plus 1000

We should do one or the other

[Marie Marie]

12. How about both?

[CanonRay]

21. Sure

but one might be more "do-able" than the other.

[1StrongBlackMan]

24. I think, if I were an Insurance Company ...

the first question I would ask every applicant for homeowner coverage would be: "Do you, or anyone in your household, own a firearm?"

Anyone answering "Yes" would be charged an outrageous premium.

[still_one]

2. Geez, there have been more than once where I have pulled temporarily in a driveway, to back up and

Go the other direction down the street. Looks like I better not do that in Georgia

Sorry but that is more than a misdemeanor, even if they settled on a separate action. At the minimum it is assault with intent to do bodily harm.

What a crock

[awoke_in_2003]

10. I don't know how many times...

I have done it in Texas. It is hard to believe that you can end up dead for something so stupid.

[still_one]

11. we are on the same page

[GGJohn]

16. I disagree,

at the minimum, it should be voluntary manslaughter, he purposely fired into the windshield even as the car was pulling out of the driveway.

Misdemeanor my ass!!!

[Dawgs]

19. Right, because this can't happen anywhere else.

Only in Georgia. Dumb.

[drray23]

3. my wife

Tells me i am paranoid when we need to u turn and i refuse to do it in somebody's driveway. We live in the south where everybody is armed to the teeth and rabidly conservative with the iq of a tree stump.

[Cha]

8. You're not paranoid.. only using common sense.

[Dawgs]

20. Huh? That's ridiculous.

I live in the South and don't know anyone that would do something so stupid.

[99th_Monkey]

4. Remind me to avoid ever visiting the state of Georgia, ok?

Not exactly good for the tourist industry.

Wouldn't want to pull into wrong driveway..

[BeyondGeography]

6. Fuckhead didn't even apologize

[Skittles]

7. gun humping garbage

sickening

[mindwalker_i]

9. The driveway should have been armed

[ReRe]

17. Gawd, don't give 'em ideas...

... they do lurk here, doncha know? They'll be installing land mines.

[mindwalker_i]

22. Ooops, sorry

[Historic NY]

13. Obviously money was the deciding factor...

amazing.

[blackspade]

14. Un-fucking-real.

Stone cold murder.

[nolabear]

15. I've always had that fear.

If I miss a turn and have to turn around by pulling into a driveway it fires off all kinds of bad movie scenarios in my head. Poor man.

[ReRe]

18. If I miss a turn...

... I blame myself and go around the block.

Wonder what the murderer's neighbors think? Wouldn't want my kids walking past that SOBs house. Hell, he probably doesn't have any neighbors, with a temperament that touchy. Listen, brotherly love done left this country. Think twice in all situations if you're on the road.

[rafeh1]

23. 500 fine and probation for killing a latino?

Even Israelis settlers get harder slap on the wrist for killing palestinians. This can't be true