Discussion: Police: Driver In Vegas Crash Was Likely Seeking Estranged Partner

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Crazy, quite so. Insanity defense, no. That requires showing that you didn’t understand the gravity of your actions, which she clearly did. This whole story is one WTF after another.

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a drug recognition expert at the scene determined that she was under the influence of some sort of stimulant, Lombardo said.

Drug Recognition Expert. Sounds highly scientific.

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Faces of meth.

Look up Priscilla Ford on Wikipedia.

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Can be. I know a couple of people who do it for a living.

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My god – how messed up. Some people, when they feel they are at the end of their rope, just snap. I feel really bad for those who will be dealing with the aftermath for the rest of their lives – physically and psychologically. I also feel for this lady’s small child. Seriously, how effing messed up.

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¨Other studies have called into question the scientific validity of these three validation studies, and several courts have held that DRE evidence is not admissible under the rules of evidence.¨

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People were injured and a woman from Arizona died. However, I can’t help but feel some empathy for this woman since she sounds quite mentally ill.

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Faces of a deranged mind, you mean. At least as it related to Priscilla Ford (thanks for that link) and, I suspect, to this re-enactment as well. How sad and sick.

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Yea but, personally, I think that is also a form of mental illness when someone has reached a point where they don’t care if they hurt or kill people, Doesn’t me I think they should go free, but rather than kill them maybe put them in a place to study and try to find answers or cures.

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Homeless during her freshman year in high school? Sounds like something out of a Dickens novel.

The driver went into the crowd a second time? Sounds like something from a Tarantino film.

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Almost anyone can make an educated guess, but only a blood test tells for sure.
Severe arthritis gives me a shaky walk after driving for a while. I fear a cop might someday think I’m drunk or on something.

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The people I know who do it are PhDs. Big difference.