Not only are there no legal consequences, but she’ll be allowed to drive again

They’re not taking away her car.

They are not revoking her drivers license.

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    11 hours ago

    Does a shocking and infuriating result of a court case really qualify as a “You Should Know”?

    On top of the outrageous hyperbole going on here. Just because someone got away with something heinous doesn’t mean the laws have changed.

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      10 hours ago

      For edge cases where there is no specific law for exactly that situation, precedent is usually what matters. So if you recreate a similar scenario you will very likely get the same outcome in court.

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        9 hours ago

        While technically true, you have to be kidding me if you think there aren’t relevant laws for a situation like this.

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          Well, youre probably right. Normally Id say if there were appliable laws she wouldve gotten some punishment, but I was thinking of countries where the law is independent from your bank account.