‘I hate myself every day’: Man sentenced to 41 years for DUI crash that killed unborn twins, the...
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- Опубликовано: 27 окт 2022
- A St. Augustine man who was sentenced Friday to 41 years in prison for a deadly wrong-way DUI crash nearly two years ago apologized during his sentencing hearing, saying he will never forget what happened that night.
So they give him 41 years who's extremely devastated on what he did but they're giving these women who smile in their mugshots only 7 to 14 years for a deadly DUI that killed 2 people?
Men always get worse sentences than women. Double standard BS
right like stephanie melgoza and the body cam footage is absolutely disgusting to watch. At least this guy showed SOME remorse. So sad
I don't think she was even charged with the manslaughter
Female privilege is real
She got only four years
So he gets 41 years but a young girl who kills two people walking because she was intoxicated gets 14 years ??
Isn't it a privilege being a white woman .
Need to be some type of law for all states to agree like kill a person = x amount if years per person. Makes the process faster too. Plus maybe some will reconsider driving thinking about years they lose if get in accident.
The West is Gynocentric in the way it approaches most things. Women or rather feminism is the ruling ideology currently. So men usually get the heavy hand and women usually get the soft touch.
This last part is not hyperbolic in the slightest:
This will cause the downfall of the west and all nations that adhere to this path. You and your children are already experiencing the early stages of a 'woman-ruled' society. It will only get worse.
Yes uniform truth in sentencing guidelines
@@brettk9316That’s a stupid idea. Not every manslaughter case is the same. There is a difference between someone who is drunk and doesn’t notice someone changing a tire on the side of the road and hits them be someone who is drunk and speeding and hits a car and kills someone.
You’d be surprised how many variables there are in any case like this
My mother was murdered in a grocery store. The man only got 25 years. WTF is wrong with our system?!!!! Dude wasn’t sorry at all either.
I agree, this was too harsh compared to other crimes by hardened criminals. And I'm very sorry for what happened to your mother and your family.
@@mr.d.572harsh? He killed 2 unborn babies ? Where is yalls sense?!
WOMEN CAN KILL THEIR UNBORN CHILDREN FOR FREE WITH THE STATE WHO PAY BUT A MAN WHO KILL UNBORN CHILDREN SUDDENLY IS A MURDERER??? 🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩
Women can kill their unborn children for free without a reason and paid by state but if men do its a murderer??? 🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩
Women can kill their unborn children for free without a reason and paid by state but if men do its a murderer??? 🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩
41 years? i have seen the most gruesome crimes been given much lighter sentences. justice no longer exists in this world.
I mean he was completely drunk and decided to drive... and drove the WRONG WAY killing unborn children and someone else... its 3 lives. Terrible situation but you'd think 41 is kind of light here.
You don’t think 2 people dying in which being unborn twins isn’t gruesome? Wtf is wrong with you mate.
He killed three people and left a their mother and sister permanently unable to have children due to the internal damage sustained when she was forced to miscarry her two healthy unborn daughters. The horror that woman must have experienced losing her brother and then having her lifeless children removed from her body as she lay on the brink of death is unimaginable. Truly beyond nightmares.
It’s a pretty twisted crime
Well they don't hold people responsible for abortions...seems that's perfectly fine....funny world we live in.@@YoBrand15
@@YoBrand15 Well he made the stupid decision to drive drunk, but never intended to hurt anybody. Most drunk drivers get away with it, he had bad luck and will live with what he did for the rest of his life. If he gets 41 for this, makes you think people who do crimes with the intention to hurt somebody would get even worse but its not the case
he gets 41 years but the girl who purposefully rammed into a wall and killed two teenagers and wanted to kill herself gets only 15? that’s crazy both should get 40 years
Its a girl. Female privileges
blackpilled
Different states, different laws
I agree
Think there should be uniform with some crimes across all states one being DUI leading to a death
Its always the people that are the most truthfully remorseful and actually did something by accident that get the longest sentence this world is backwards
Yea… the world is backwards. Theres a lot I could reference from this. But It just makes me so angry bc it’s wrong. I suppose if his reaction be the opposite he would have less of a sentence? Probably.
Looking online, DUI homicide sentences seem to really try - you get remorseless perpetrators getting 20 or so years and then there's this guy with 41
@@lioking4093 41 years is life in prison pretty much!
@@noahdavid6504 Exactly!
This judge is just too stern! I don’t like him.
I feel terrible for both families. Obviously this guy wasn’t a bad guy. He made 1 bad decision and it’s costing him basically the rest of his life.
Yep. The decision to get behind the wheel of a car while intoxicated literally will ruin your life in an instant. Knowing that, why people continue to do it floors me.
I’m sure this isn’t the first time he’s done this.
All murders are one bad decision. He made a decision to drink and drive and he killed people. It’s not so obvious that he wasn’t a bad guy
@@TheVickster321why would you assume that? Instead of rehabilitating people who commit crimes, this country is obsessed with locking people up for an inordinate amount of time. A 41 year sentence for a DUI is absurd.
@@greenlime1997its not 41 YEARS for a DUI its 41 years for causing the deaths of 3 people and sterilizing a young grieving mother. And if hes the type of person to drink that heavily he drives i highly doubt hed never done it before. This is just the first time it ended in tragedy and someone else paid. As the mother pointed out, their lives would have each been longer than 42 years and hes taken that away. He robbed her child of a sibling, he robbed that mother of every smile, laugh, hand holding, school photo, lost tooth, "happy mothers day!". He robbed her of the ability to wake up any morning for the rest of her life without being gutted by the missing pieces. All because of a choice HE made to DRINK and DRIVE. an eye for an eye. A life for a life.
It's refreshing to see someone feel bad for their mistakes
Very true. I like to try to write these people when I learn about them to at least express that their remorse is appreciated. Not that that covers over what they've done but if someone has anything good in them it's at least something to encourage them not to abandon it during their incarceration.
You know, I have to give him credit for at least being remorseful and genuinely sorry for what he caused, but he must pay for making that horrible decision. And that poor woman, so forgiving and so gracious after such an awful tragedy. Peace to her and her family.
well said
I hope he was sincere.
41 years behind bars is too long for this non intentional crime. Sad state of affairs all round.
@@colleenshea2293 I be seeing women get 10 years for this same crime.
@@MarioMartinez-tt9ly even though men commit far more violent crimes than women, studies have shown that women receive lighter sentences than men for identical crimes.
I'm a retired police officer. You can imagine how many dealings I had with drunk drivers. When I was younger I thought they were simply evil people who didn't care except for their vice. It took me a while to realize they all needed help. Most were good people dealing with a disease. Whether to nurse anxiety, depression, failed marriage, joblessness, illness or loneliness, jail wasn't the answer. Society spends money on jail, clothing, meds and food. But not a dime on mandatory rehab or therapy. I feel for this family's loss. I don't have the answer for punishment in this case. He didn't intend to kill anyone. Yet the disease that controls him impacted his decision to drive. I feel for everyone. I thought I was doing right. But maybe I was part of the problem.
Thank you for this comment, sir. It is easy to judge others and to say "lock them up and throw away the key!" Addiction is a complex disease which tells it's sufferers that they don't have it. We need better approaches.
Na I don't hate law enforcement such encouragement sir thank you for taking the time to try and do the right thing
He had a choice not to drive! He killed people with drinking and driving knowing the consequences. No excuses! I’m a recovering addict and alcoholic but I knew better because I cared about life, period.
@@beebee337 this is true but ppl make poor decisions so give him 41 years when like other ppl say/said way less real monsters out there get in and out of trouble with law enforcement but they're the ones who should be sitting rotting away for life
Are you for REAL. I hope you keep that same energy if your loves are viticms of those idiots. You of all people knows the damage of driving while impaired.
It’s never the drunk driver that dies. It’s always the people around them 😔.
We glorify booze and weed as having a good time . People can't go without their beer at a ball game . We made weed legal and they smoke it while driving . Lets not forget there's big tax money from these 'products' . I don't expect to see anything change on this.
@@smerchlyfor sure, it’s easily accessible. i’m 21 and work in a decent career job. im a functioning stoner and alcoholic. No one would ever know, you’d be surprised how many are like me. Holding full time jobs and sometimes even messed up on clock. i don’t drive or anything, but it’s a problem. it will only continue to get worse. OH yeah and don’t forget all the sketchy stores that will hand kids 12 packs/thc/ etc. i have been able to get it since i was 14 years old. never once been 🪪. Hope it gets better for the younger people coming up, but probably not.
@@smerchlyyeah weed don’t make you crash
@@rolandg36021% of all crash deaths involved weed you sound dumb
Because they’re drunk and more relaxed. Meanwhile the victims are tense and scared
Jesus I’ve seen a murderer get less time who intentionally did it. He should definitely serve time but 41 years. Omg
Did they murder 3 people tho?
And he can get out in 20
Women can kill their unborn children for free without a reason and paid by state but if men do its a murderer??? 🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩
@@lynchmobb119Theirs a big diffeeence between planning iut a murder then dui manslaughter come on now both are horrible but 41 years is ridiculous
My brother's friend from high school crashed and killed his buddy while driving drunk, showed no remorse, and received a much lighter sentence. I think he's out already. This man would clearly never repeat this mistake, yet he gets a worse sentence than murderers who planned it ahead of time. Sad is an understatement.
I'm hoping he gets a chance to appeal.
His buddy is struggling to find a job, due to his criminal record
i honestly think its because their were two unborn children killed. that tends to tug at heartstrings
@isabelamogosanu7777 Yes and the crash destroyed her ability for future children as well. I can’t even begin to imagine the pain this woman felt along with her inability to hate this man after everything that he’s done to her and her family.
@@isabelamogosanu7777women intentionally abort "unborn children" all the time and get off scot free
At least he shows extraordinary remorse, I’ve had a friend killed and the lack of remorse showed by the killer made me so angry, it tears you apart so bad because it feels like jail won’t be that bad for them.
Oh yea well I drove home drunk 25 miles home with no memory of the drive…..
Yes when he goes to jail!!! 🥴
His remorse has nothing to do with it. He chose to drink and drive. Personally I think a dui crash that causes death should be a capital crime.
@@bigjay5516 stop thinking , it’s obviously not your forte
Jail for a man is 100X worse than it is for women. So don't ever worry about a man's time in prison, for women it's like a hotel that caters to all their bs. After all, women are much more "law abiding" than men, right?! 🙄
Im so sick of how sexist the justice system is.
Never drink and drive, so heartbreaking..💔 and she couldn’t even have another chance for more kids in the future. .
The most convincingly genuinely remorseful DUI perp ive ever seen gets the absolute longest sentence I've ever heard of for this type of crime. I guess we all live in opposite land or something because none of this makes sense. Nothing but gut wrenching sadness and misery, here and in every direction as far as the eye can see.
He knew that once he starts drinking and driving it would eventually cause a fatal accident. Now people are whining and protesting how unfair it is that he got 41 years. They forget that he killed two innocent, unborn babies. Imagine how the parents feel? It's a lot more painful for them.
@@davidnace9946 please point to where I was making excuses or suggesting that the severity of the sentence subtracted from the impact that his crime had on his victims? All I'm saying is this dude seems to be genuinely remorseful. It doesn't subtract from what he did and yes he should still be punished. But him being the most outwatdly genuinely remorseful defendant that I have ever personally seen in a case like this one only adds another dimension of tragedy when taken in the light of the harshness of the sentence (a sentence can still be harsh even if it is justified, please remember English 101 before responding).
@@s.deegan3740 Sorry, but too many are focusing on this man's whining and feelings of remorse instead of focusing on the parents and what they're going through. They're the ones that loss their two unborn babies to a a drunk reckless driver. Before he took that first drink he knew he had to get behind the wheel but didn't care. He made that choice and now two parents are grieving. Sadly, most of the comments are focusing on how bad they feel for that idiot. English 101 has nothing to do with my opinion.
He's just a dirt bag that drive drunk. Not sure what makes him any better than others.
@@davidnace9946 Why is everyone talking about the babies? I think people are forgetting that her younger brother, the other person in the car, was also killed. I get that she can't have babies again but killing the babies wasn't manslaughter. They weren't born yet.
41 years??? He must have been poor.
And a man
And white
I can’t even watch this it’s so sickening how they did him. The justice system is absolute trash.
I've seen a girl getting just 14 years for killing two people while drunk driving. His sentence really surprised me!!
That was a very different state if not locality, judge, jury pool, voter base, case AND penal guidelines ect...
So for example; in some states a 15 year sentence on a particular crime could actually mean more potential time than a 25 year on the same. One comes with parole rather soon and the other has none. Only good time. But then there's ..
Look, it's complicated. This is how a 41 year sentence could actually mean only 8 years actually in prison.
I'm pretty harsh on DUI drivers but I have to say I have a bit more respect for the fact this guy seems genuinely remorseful which I find most aren't. May he find peace in his horrible horrible horrible decision.
Drunk drivers are not making "decisions" - they are incapicitated.
@@colleenshea2293 But they do make decisions. There is a point where they are sober, Where they drive to the bar knowing that they don't have a way home if they drink except for driving themselves drunk. They make a sober choice to not have another way home if they start drinking but to drink and drive. If I drive to the bar sober and I know I have no other way home but to drive my vehicle and I decide to get drunk anyways that Is A sober choice to drink and drive. I know that might not always be the case. Maybe somebody Planned for a friend to come pick them up and the friend canceled so they drunkenly get in their car anyways. But the majority of the time when somebody drives somewhere and then decides to get drunk. They know that they don't have a way home besides driving their own car and they roll the dice anyways. That's a sober conscious decision.
@@colleenshea2293Making a poor decision is still making a decision and secondly you make the decision on how much you drink or whether you drink at all so it's your own responsibility to monitor that.
@@azzifyy5988
There is an obvious difference between someone taking a gun, and then shooting 3 people, all while sober. There is clear intent to kill here
And then someone, on accident, making a mistake on the road and crashing into someone, killing them. Most people would say these two crimes are completely different
Alcohol may not even be related to the accident, FYI. Its just that the way the state sees it, if there is alcohol involved, it does not matter whether the alcohol caused the accident, or just poor driving, or some other 3rd variable. This is why its especially dangerous to drive drunk- because if something happens while you're driving, you're automatically guilty of a crime rather than a traffic violation, pretty much regardless who was actually at fault
Then theres the 41 years. You might think this is not enough, but in almost all other 1st world countries, even cold blooded serial killers dont get such long sentences. In most if not all European countries, for example, this guy would get sub 10 years
We have to treat cold blooded killers differently than these drunk drivers
I agree. But I don't think he will keep himself safe for the duration of his sentence. I think it'll eat him up and he will want to end it. Sadky
but a girl who kills her boyfriend and her friend in a car crash on purpose and under influence gets 15 years? Nice
WOMEN CAN KILL THEIR UNBORN CHILDREN FOR FREE WITH THE STATE WHO PAY BUT A MAN WHO KILL UNBORN CHILDREN SUDDENLY IS A MURDERER??? 🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩
I feel so bad for the lady , the fact she can never have kids anymore is heartbreaking , I want kids so bad and this would break me , condolences to the lady & her family .
I hate alcohol. It has ruined so many lives.
Me too.
Prohibit it
Its not the alcohol but the culture and people.
I lost my son like this and never got justice I carried my dead son in the hospital 😢 We had a funeral and still remember it like it happened yesterday 😢 so much pain on earth.
So sorry
I feel your pain you cry none stop you can’t even breath you just want to die
God is coming soon 🙏 ty for your kindness 🌹
@@AG-et6qp 😞true
The system is BROKEN
Ah, man.This sucks for everyone here... What a strong and good heart for her to forgive. 🙏🏾🙏🏾 Bless both of these families.
I hate how drunk drivers kill innocent people and live 🥺 It's just not fair💯💯💯💯
Omg... People who murder in cold blood don't even get that long. Justice was not served
Justice unfortunately just means someone pays for crime it doesn't mean the right sentence is handed out or that the bad guy goes to jail.
@@brianawhittaker8152 you missed the point of what he said.
I wonder if you would think the same if this man killed your unborn twins and as a result, you could no longer bear children. These two babies would have lived longer than 41 years. All of this would’ve had been avoided had he not chose to drink and drive. So yeah, the punishment is justified.
@@Hunee- keep that same energy for women, like that one case where the young lady kills 2 people and was only worried about graduating from her college the next week and showed no remorse. She got 14yrs, this guy got 41. Wtf?
@@Hunee- Have you not heard of abortion? Technically before birth its not alive.
For someone that remorseful, 41 years is just too much. There are people that get far less for taking more lives and showing little to no remorse. Many are sentenced to 20 years or less. Obviously he should serve time but 20 seems a lot more appropriate for a person like this. The justice system is so inconsistent and will never be an adequate deterrent unless it’s made much more consistent. There’s no reason that someone that plans and then murders someone could get less than a person who makes an idiotic decision while intoxicated.
I would give him 10 years
In Sweden, they only sit 2/3 of the sentences they recieve, no matter what the sentence is. Not the same in USA?
@@simulki7108it depends on the state so I’m not positive, but most crimes that aren’t murder require 80% of time to be served in most states. That’s if they remain with good behavior. Sometimes people can get released much earlier on a supervised release (parole) but that’s heavily dependent upon the court, parole board, and how many people are incarcerated. They’re more likely to give someone early parole if they need space in the prison for new offenders, and someone like this would probably be granted an early parole over many other people
I agree. Sadly, I can't see him coping with living with this. I think it'll overwhelm him.
I agree 41 years is way too excessive
In Wisconsin, where drunk driving isn't even a crime, he would do no time & be given a medal.
That is horrible that so sad on the family he deserved to go to jail.
& then you ask yourself why Stephanie Melgoza was only sentenced to 14 years in prison after smiling & laughing after mowing down & killing 2 while drunk.
And singing and talking about going to Vegas and drinking. Only worried that she was going to miss school. I was enraged watching that video; I don't know how the arresting officer kept his composure.
@@jennyn5692 Totally agree how he kept his composure was amazing he really let her show her true self. She is best locked away from society forever I doubt very much anyone can teach her the human qualities she is missing. She’s the type of person if she cries or shows sorrow it will be for herself & no one else.
@@everythingtechnew7400 get a real car wtf is that off brand Bs 🤡
Ethan couch killed 4 people drunk driving at 16 yrs old and only got probation. Not fair to say the least. 😕
@@InfamousCrimeLocationsaint no way. Why is that?
This is truly sad both for the victims and their families but also for the man responsible who seems genuinely remorseful.😢
shouldnt drink and drive then like what lol
@@asjbfjbkawobviously there needs to be punishment, but he still feels horrible about it
@@asjbfjbkaw nice sentence, man.
Haha don't like my comment you moron
I can assure you, that you are a hypocrite. Probably text and drive all the time. @@asjbfjbkaw
How is it the scumbag drunks always survive these accidents? The victims and their families are the ones who end up getting the "life" sentences.
If this was a woman she would’ve gotten 10 years. This is why our court system is so inconsistent
its possible. In canada, he would have gotten maybe 5 because it was not intentional murder and i am assuming he had no prior DUI convictions.
abortionist said unborn baby are not human or babies
@@hotpepper5037 doesn't matter, he still killed a man and permanently injured a woman.
Stop crying on gender Man up homie..
Bullsh**. Plenty of women have gotten harsh sentences for DUI... Amber Perera, Paige Seaton, Beni Duarte, Melissa Marvin. List goes on. Men make up stuff like this to pretend they're oppressed. Being the more oppressed gender in this world is not what you want.
It is refreshing to see someone genuinely remorseful. He didn't only regret getting caught, or for himself. He feels bad for selfishly drinking, and driving.
This had me crying for all involved. Mainly because I have family members who struggle with alcoholism and I fear every day that they might have this happen to them and they might take someone else’s life or their own. And of course the victim in this situation, she wants so badly to hate him but I think because she can feel his remorse, she simply cannot. It shows her character. He took so much from her but she will not go forward in life holding on to hatred. I hope that this man is able to find peace while servicing his time. He’ll be in his 70’s when he gets out, of course if he makes it to that age, but he’ll hopefully learn a lot about himself. Rest in peace to the brother and unborn twins and the life they never got to live.
in my city i can go to a fast food place or pawn shop and hear the workers joking about how they drink and drive almost daily
Not justifying this man's actions but its crazy how there are convicted KILLERS that only have to serve 15-20 years to life and this man gets 40+
Damn.....This woman lost her unborn twins & can no longer become pregnant due to his choice to drive his vehicle the wrong direction while intoxicated
Think about his mental health though please
@@a1mi551she can’t collect child support now
I'm a Survivor from my trunk are hitting me head-on hydroplane about six times up in the air I died as I was dying I was gasping for air trying to keep my eyes open and I was burning up worse than a fever thank goodness it was the EMS for bringing me back I understand her pain because I was once told that I only had a 60- 80% chance I would never walk again after determination in my head I was able to walk 5 months later and I am disabled and I live with chronic pain everyday of my life & I do not get no SSI I wish I did have been denied 11 times 9 in the office and twice in the court and the last time was last year
Rip
Drink water and eat melons
These situations are tragic all around. He ruined his own life as well the lives of many others. I feel for all of them.
What he did was no different to abortion.
Not all cases - look up Marco Muzzo - killed four people including three children. The father later committed suicide. He wiped the whole family out, repeat offender, and only got 6 years before full parole.
@@H.K.5keep your political rants to the correct pages please 🙄
@@nala7658you just pretty much told us you're pro abortion by not agreeing. Damn, murderer. You're crazy.
If he went to a pro abortion rally they'd say to him "you did nothing wrong." And if he went to Bil Gates house he'd say "as an extinction-ist, i want to thank you for lowering the population."
This is sad. I pray for both families.
Omg this made me cry 😭 she lost her twins and brother and now can’t have babies 🥺🥺☹️
That's horrible 😢
Why’d you cry?
@@therealslimshady5013Why do you listen to Eminem?
can i get your number ?
@@bopbop1540bro 💀
Ugh I know he feels remorse, but it's just messed up how drunk drivers are always the ones to survive and walk away unscathed. Meanwhile the people that were minding their business are the ones to die or have their lives completely ruined. Rest in peace to the man that died and the twins they'll never get to meet...
If you don't think this ruined the driver's life too, we must have watched two different videos. His life will never be the same again. He will suffer every single day for the rest of his life. He is _not_ walking out of this unscathed. Trust me... I know. This is just a terrible thing on every level. praying that God can still bring a lot of good from this situation.
@@the.seagull.35I think the OP meant unscathed as in no physical injuries or death. Not the emotional trauma this caused
@@77sergiocon I'm sure that's what they meant, but he did not come out of this unscathed, not at all. Just because someone is physically OK doesn't mean they're not suffering under a tremendous weight of emotional pain and guilt... a weight they will continually bear every moment of every day, for the rest of their life.
After all the pain that this man caused, it’s still heart breaking to hear someone say that they hate themselves everyday.
@@KLeigh-ts2ih agreed, as someone who has hated themselves basically every day for the better part of two decades
Don’t elect that judge again. 41 years is ridiculous for a man clearly broken by his actions.
The man drove drunk illegally and caused death, he should have gotten life in prison!
@@TurdFerguson149problem is real murderes are getting nothing in comparison specially cops
@@hendrx real murderers? Are you saying this guys victim isn’t really dead or isn’t really a person?
@packfan6151 it was an accident it wasn't intentional tho
@@Yahshuaismyeverything it was not an accident, the man intentionally drank alcohol and intentionally got behind the wheel
Wow, 41 years in jail for one bad decision that led to tragic and unintended consequences. Meanwhile you've got career criminals stealing/assaulting/etc on a regular basis that use jail like a weekend hotel. People do less time for pre-meditated murder. Condolences to the family of the victims but this man shouldn't be essentially terminated because of what he did here. It's bad enough he has to live with what he's done, let alone spend the rest of his life in prison. This isn't justice.
Yours is the smartest comment here 👍
41.0125 years???? Really? What's with the .0125 years? The American justice system is a true joke in every sense of the word.
Mostly because time already served.
Prayers for the family who lost loved ones going up. Prayers the man who did this finds peace and forgives himself.
His tears are not for pity, just pain. What a horrible situation
You need to look up the word PITY clearly you don’t know what it means ….
@@mach183 I meant he wasn’t looking for pity, I think most people understood my comment. I should be more careful, sorry!
@@roseinthedesert3911how do you know his true feelings
Oh give me a break this pos deserves to rot
@@roseinthedesert3911 only GOD can search the heart and know the true feelings .. sorry your not qualified to judge anyone
Why so long? He actually seemed like he cared and she forgave him these psycho woman who take selfish of dead victims and dance and ask when they able to go back to school classes get way less time. They should get life!
He admitted to it and tried to work with them
@@trentbrownstone1481 and the other girl didn't admit to it and said it wasn't her fault when she was intoxicated and only cared about graduating school and had no remorse for killing 2 people. So your point is?
So just bc he seemed like it doesn’t mean he actually sorry. How do you know for act that this is not an act ?
So if those girls deserve life then so should he bc he took the lives of two babies
So all a guy has to do is cry in court for him to get less time ? No accountability for his actions ? He clearly didn’t care enough bc he drove drunk.
This is heartbreaking
Innocent lives lost for such a stupid reason. Absolutely heartbreaking listening to the lady speak.
He shouldn’t hate himself everyday. He is worth forgiveness.
Yes he is.
Believe me, when you unintentionally killed someone, you lost a part of you that you will never have back. The guilt, regret, pain and mental torture would be too much. It will be very hard to love or forgive yourself after that and you wish you died insted. I feel that man's pain. I
He's worth forgiveness, but his action isn't. He ruined this poor woman's life in a terrible way
@@LifeisaBeautifulting There's no sin that's worthy of forgiveness. That's the beauty of grace... It's God's gift of love for the undeserving. Anyone who repents of their sin can be forgiven in Christ. 🤝
$TFU
😥 I feel so bad for her, it is one thing to lose your unborn babies but not being able to have more kids on top of it, how horrible.
My grandmother lost her twins too when she was giving birth to them 😔
If she went to planned parenthood and had those twins scooped out you'd support her.
@@TheAngryAustriandamn but true crazy huh man
@@TheAngryAustrian She didn’t ask to have her children taken from her and the opportunity/ choice of having more children was also taken from her big difference.
@@TheAngryAustrianshe was heavily pregnant when she lost them here, it’s totally different for me.
I can't imagine being on either side of this horrible situation.
Meanwhile stephanie melgoza gets 14 yrs of prison
I wasn’t ready to shed tears today, God bless that poor family who lost their loved ones.
That’s terrible. I feel so bad for her. She lost her brother her babies and she will never be able to have children. He took her whole life away.
I stopped drinking 13 years ago because I had nightmares of one day drinking and driving causing an accident. 🪦 RIP to this family that lost their lives.
Me to!! Drinking is always all bad!
Good for you!! I would do that but I’m allergic to alcohol
When I go drink at my cousins or friends house If I know I'm gonna get drunk I'm 100% not driving and gonna crash the night at the place. Or if I'll just stop around 4 drinks and stay until I get sober and feel better then leave.
I won't give a speech or anything but in summary, as I've gotten older, my view of alcohol has gradually changed. As a part of this, the idea of quitting gradually built on me and just over 3 months ago, I finally pulled the trigger and quit. At 44, I feel better than I've felt in years and I'm NEVER going back.
@@rosie6 Trust me, that's a blessing.
I don’t have a problem with the sentencing, but it is worth mentioning he wouldn’t get as much time if he was a woman. There was the case in which the woman got 14 years after killing 2 people. America has the most misandrist criminal justice system and it’s sickening to see the double standards day after day play out.
man stfu he got 41 years
Sentencing is also determined based on prior arrests etc and also the state. Every state is different in the sentencing laws a judge must abide by.
America has a federal government and we have SOME “laws” that are equal across every state but each state is essentially separate and can operate outside of federal rule. If that makes any sense. It was a big deal to our forefathers not to have too much control from the feds. Many states tend to try to stay along the same lines with law and how they are enforced but not every state is the same. Some are more harsh on punishment than others. Hope that helps it make sense. It’s not “because she’s female” or “because someone is black” in some of these instances there’s a lot more going on. Some states would be less harsh than others on a variety of things…but I can certainly how one can come to your conclusion if you aren’t aware of how all this works. Looking at 2 cases from 2 states side by side and then the guideline’s a judge is meant to work within…..it’s never apples to apples.
Incel loser. Plenty of cases of women getting life sentences if not 30+ years at least.
@@nameisprivate5429 Wow! You're in all sorts of denial, aren't you?
An intoxicated man in my state backed over his wife at the airport during an argument, killing her, with their kid sitting in the back seat. He got 1-20 years. He will undoubtedly be out on parole soon. Do you know what's actually sickening to see play out day after day? All of the violent men being released early on parole, and promptly re-offending. You see them on the news every single day, robbing, raping and murdering.
This guy took it like a man. Rest in peace to the victims and hope the perp can turn things around.
What no he didn’t he’s crying, they are going to eat him alive in prison
@lynchmob119 have you been to prison? I have. I’ve seen several men cry. Not for stupid reasons but the dude killed babies and a guy and his life is toast. They’d probably eat him alive if he wasn’t upset about it
@@caseyblankenship987 lol yes and not some little level one camp, I promise it’s not a good idea to cry💀 you must have been on that one block 🕵️♂️
This is absolutely heartbreaking in all ways.
So sad for everyone involved.
He will never escape what he did. One day his choice when he could have called Uber and got home safe. His life is over. That dear woman lost her children😢
Twice the legal limit is actually not that many drinks if you have a high tolerance…. That’s the danger of alcohol, it’s deceiving and makes you think irrationally
@@Yui789esss Correct. But being drink can even be 2 drinks even if a person can so call tolerate it.. Their reaction time is still way off. Some actually believe they can work for years loaded. Uis only a matter of time when they get behind a wheel all bets are off. Function while drunk is still drunk. Think of it this way; would you let your 5 year old get on a school bus with a driver who had 1 beer or 2 beers EVERY morning? Hardly. That person is drunk. .... former med student.
No contest means,that you feel that they have enough to convict,but not admitting guilt.
I wonder if he’d pled guilty would he have gotten a different sentence?
@@alanawinters21435 That’s the gamble with Alford/No-Contest pleas. You assert your innocence, don’t claim responsibility but admit the state has evidence that makes you look guilty. Sentencing is determined at the judges discretion. It could be more, it could be less that the punishment a straight guilty plea would get you. 41 years is the judge throwing the book at him.
Thanks for letting everyone know what everyone already knows.
@@tahoeclay I'm not in the US, I didn't know.
@@tahoeclay Half the people in America think impeachment and removal from office are the same thing. Trust me. A lot of folks needed this explanation.
Terrible. At least he is remorseful.
Just awful for everyone. 😢so sad. God bless these people and their families. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The worst part is the mom was on the way to the abortion clinic
Please stop the fake news.
Well I went to jail one night for a fight. The damage i did to a guy was ruled a felonious assault due to the severity of his injuries. (I wasn’t the aggressor) That night on the phone my dad told me something I’ll never forget..
"Make a mans mistake, pay a mans price" .
We are all responsible for our choices we make. Even though we regret and are forgiven, we still must deal with the consequences.
Exactly woman didn’t swerve in time take responsibility. I don’t care about Puritan values.
Wise words. I bet those words have saved you a time or two.
Sounds like my loser father. That’s loser garbage. Your parents should support you not “do the crime do the time and follow Puritan laws and cultural values. Loyalty matters.
Dang dad was on point with that one.
Yes!
This entire case is just so so sad. Breaks my heart.
So sorry for both fams
41 years , dang .
Here in Canada if you're drinking and driving and you kill somebody. It's the easiest way to get away with murder.
I remember a lady that killed six adults and one unborn baby on canada day in Saskatchewan.
She was given ten years total time, And maybe served half of that before she was released.
And I'm not even sure if they sent her to jail. I think she was a native lady so they center to a healing lodge...... literally disgusting
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How can you be convicted of killing unborn twins when in this country the unborn aren’t considered as being living human beings.
Indeed. It is the ongoing, epic battle between good and evil. We are in very dark times but the light and the corrective wrath IS coming, and it WILL RAIN DOWN. Keep the faith and gird your loins. Good WILL PREVAIL.
That's what I was thinking. Abortion happens all the time because women have excuses to not have the money. But if someone else does it to the woman it's a crime. Why can't it be both
In states where abortion is illegal its murder if unborn baby has been in womb for more than 4.5 months. Half way through pregnancy. If this was a state like California or New York then he wouldn't have been charged for the babies
I don't care what anyone says a baby is a human living being at conception they have a heart beat and they are growing inside the womb. He made the choice to drive while intoxicated and killed 3 innocent people for his negligence and selfishness he now has to pay for the consequences of his actions.
@@dianahaist6073 I think the point is - Should women that have abortions also be charged with murder? Because by this logic, it seems like a fair question.
Wow 41 years that's crazy if that had happened in New Zealand he wouldn't have gotten that sentence. My heart goes out to the family
And Canada. A billionaire killed 4. He spent less than 2 years before day parole to run his business empire.
Who?
Putin killed many and he still out there being president.
@@LuckyTown77 was it because he’s rich? That’s crazy
Florida doesn't play.
woman stabs boyfriend gets 2 years probation
Women can kill their unborn children for free without a reason and paid by state but if men do its a murderer??? 🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩
True remorse is shown after sentencing, not before
This hurts watching it. Nobody is a winner here.
Then don't WATCH
@@ricardosommelier1130 Cringe.
He still needs to be held accountable
@@PatrickStar19872🥷🏽 yo comment was cringe
@@mayya4413 Go away misandrist.
these laws are too inconsistent. Henry Ruggs, former nfl player, killed a woman and her dog in a dui crash and only got 3 years???
41 years... but sex traffickers and child rapists get much less. Our criminal system is not fair.
It ain't been fair since it was made.
No they don’t the mandatory minimum is life 😂
This sentence is absurd but rape is not on the same level as killing someone.
People just don't realise the consequences of DUI. He has destroyed lives and should be accountable.
Driving with 3 beers won't cause this. Driving with tons of alcohol will.
@@23raid if he chugged 3 beers 10 minutes before the accident, it’s possible …..but most likely closer to 8 beers
@23raid Three beers is a LOT to have before driving. One alcoholic drink for a woman, or two for a man (well most men), is the safe limit before driving.
Nah accidents can happen without been drunk
I don’t give a damn how remorseful he is, save them tears because you knew better than to drive while intoxicated
Hope someone shows you the same mercy and forgiveness then you did to this man
@@thefastcommenter7774. I don’t have a say one way or the other to his prison sentence. I will say it’s complete BS that people have done a lot worse and gotten far lighter sentences
Niko, if you hit and killed me in a car wreck while drunk. I wouldn’t want you to serve 41 years. Why? Because I don’t think you or most anyone deserves that much punishment.
@@Dojocartwheelfacts, some people are straight up evil
@@hendrx some people are evil. But the vast majority of people are neither good nor evil. Most people are just large, flawed children that have absolutely no idea what they are doing and never think about their decisions. And if everyone is truly just stumbling through their life, trying the best that they can, who are we to sentence someone to a lifetime of torture? People are so quick to say, this man made a bad decision. Hmm, how sure are you about that? Did the diabetic choose his diabetes? Did the addict choose her addiction? Did I choose to write you back? The older I get, the more I realize that I’m on a path that I can’t escape. Sure I can wake up a few minutes earlier, sure I can work harder…but when it comes to do or die, heat of the moment, I’m just a result of my neuorchemisty…which neither I nor anyone have domain over.
Hes lucky he didn't get worse then that
He hates himself everyday...for finally getting caught drunk behind the wheel...and killing someone.
It’s sad how they sentence people with no remorse with less time. Genuine remorse cannot be faked.
How are they giving 41 years to a DUI but not Prosecuting black murderers and thieves
This is the american system
I don’t hate you… men she’s forgiving. I would hate his guts forever.
Her forgiveness is amazing
A drunk illegal immigrant hit my cousin on the sidewalk and killed him. He only got 4 years. Ridiculous.
Exactly. This case is really backward really crazy in a lot of ways. Serial killers and illegals don't even get this kind of sentence.
Let this serve as a lesson. Never ever let your ego and irresponsibility allow you to put yourself in this sort of situation. Take an uber, sleep it off in the car, whatever, save yourself and others
Currently, you can get a DUI for sleeping in your car. Parked. Stretched out in the back seat. As long as the car is on or the keys are anywhere other than the trunk. For half of the year, it's either too hot or too cold to sleep in your car without the heat or AC on.
Drunk driving would be cut in half within a week if the law was changed.
its easier said than done. Its easy for non drinkers or people who dont go out to suggest this
@@artyomarty391 like I said, since you can get a DUI for sleeping in your parked car, there's no point in doing that. You're less likely to get pulled over driving for 10 minutes than sleeping for 8 hours
Omg…the cries of pain is too much!!! People don’t understand that bad choices leads to DEATH of many things!!!!! At least he was apologetic, ain’t no telling what made him get drunk and do this?? Alcoholism is the most destructive DRUG, that is the MOST TOLERATED and LEGAL for use.
He may have been going through some major mess or disruption as well. Most ppl who have/ or begin to accumulate DUI’s always have a record or history of self destruction…
what do you think... Have you been there too? Its always easy to judge someone else. Do you ever do self destructive things, or take out your anger on people that don't deserve it? Have you ever driven drunk or even buzzed? I'm not going to lie to you. I have done that before. I think a lot of people have. Its only by the grace of God that something like this didn't happen to any of us.
Its a lot easier for us to give ourselves a pass for these things, than it is to give others a pass for it.
"For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. For he who said, 'You shall not commit adultery,' also said, 'You shall not murder.' If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
"Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment."
James 2:10-13 ❤
Why Volodymyr Zhukovskyy who used drugs at day he was driving, was found not guilty in killing 7 motorcyclists?
That's harsh man. Give the guy a chance to change
Such a tragedy for everyone involved, feel sorry for anyone affected, stay safe people ❤
Remorseful or not, his poor and irresponsible decision to get drunk and then drive resulted in him causing a fatal accident that took three innocent lives. 30 years would have been sufficient enough. However, the judge saw fit to sentence him to 41 years. Hopefully, the correctional facility will provide alcohol rehabilitation to him and he successfully completes it. If so, he may be able to get out earlier. May the victims rest in peace.
41 years... and Kohberger might be out of jail before that.
@@SimplyTheBestCSGO Right! Unfair judge!
He will be out in 20 ,they dont actually the full term.
Ahahahahahaha! Rehab? In an American prison? He has a better chance of getting married. I'm not even joking.
50% have drive while tired/sleep deprived which is even worse cuz once you sleep there is no control. Micro sleeps happen randomly too. Every tired person should uber then.
Extend the same sentencing laws to those who intentionally aborts unborn babies or how they call them “blobs”.
41 years? That's crazy. Where I live you can't get more than 30 years even if you're a serial killer.
Exactly!
He's so young as were the victims. I don't know if taking his life is any help in an already sad case. I wish there were a way for him to be able to be rehabilitated and to do something to speak to others about his experience and to warn others about the dangers and destruction of alcohol abuse. I hope he finds a way to do that. So sad for all involved.
No, he made a decision that night and he needs to deal with the consequences&the consequences need to be harsh otherwise this will continue to happen.
@Ariella Reyes So you have never in your life had some drinks and drove home? Yes he made a fatal mistake and deserves some jail time, but I think he deserves some mercy. It was an accident. We have all made mistakes in life. If you don't give others mercy, there will be no mercy for you.
@@liane585 amen.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." Matthew 5:7 🙏
@@ariellareyes8937If you ever make a mistake behind the wheel and kill someone, I sure hope the judge has a more open mind than you currently do.
@@ariellareyes8937careful
what goes around comes around
This is why I can’t be a judge and/or a lawyer. He did show real remorse. Yes, he still deserves some PRISON time. But also rehab to get help. 41 years is life in prison pretty much. This judge is too stern. 😭
killed unborn twins in unharm way plus cause bad bodily accidents and DWI level serious charge carries more years additional to...
@@marlons4122 in an accident
If that was YOUR situation you would not be saying this! He killed a man and unborn kids and now the lady can no longer have kids. How is 41 years ridiculous? He made a selfish decision that ruined the lives of so many. If that was your family who were the victims you would not be saying this. Until these hefty sentences for selfish drunk drivers become the norm, people will continue to drink and drive, ultimately killing innocent people while they walk away without a damn bruise. If we give these people a year and probation, people will continue to drink and drive.
No he deserves it! You know you are driving when you take the first sip, you can always hide your car keys on yourself if you are at home. It’s honestly disgusting that you can go out, crash a car and kills someone just to get 5 years. He killed 3 people.
@@tylergagnon1613 nope. It was an accident that he caused but that sentence was insane. Judge Should be removed
What a horrific situation
My father drove drunk for yeeears and this is something I always feared. They finaly took away his licence and I'm soooo glad they did. I have absolutely no empathy for anyone driving drunk.
Perhaps work on developing more compassion if theres groups of people you feel no compassion for?
@@subswithnovideos-oz4zo Perhaps don't give unsolicited advices to the people you don't know.
@@subswithnovideos-oz4zonobody cares
I worked for a lawyer who drank and drove home couple days a week. Sometimes drank in the office, sometimes at a local bar. He'd get pretty plastered. But even by age 70 he had never had an accident or a DUI
The truth is, and many people have a hard time accepting it, is most drunk drivers are actually decent drivers... Most alcoholics would drive drunk hundreds of times before a DUI. Some drive thousands. Getting into an accident due to alcohol is actually fairly rare considering how many people are driving drunk right now, and usually happens to younger people who are not yet experienced with alcohol
The more realistic fear is not for a drunk driver to get into an accident, its to get a DUI. A new inexperienced driver, for example, is more at risk of getting into an accident than some alcoholic who drinks and drivers weekly
I feel sorry for all involved, and I also feel sorry for the man that did it. He will never get over this. I pray for his safety in jail and for the family.