Female Driver Runs Red Light, Kills Nanny & Injures Toddler. Gets 2 Days in

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52137989#.UbNwZ-fvuPA

> Woman (Christine Padilla) runs who gave birth one day earlier, runs a red light and kills nanny Monserratt Mendez, 41 (Mother of two kids herself) and injures 14 month old toddler
> Padilla told officers: Im sorry Im sleep-deprived and I just looked up and Im like, Oh my God, its red. And then oh my God, and she was right there.
> When NBC goes to husband, he replied "Please she's gone through enough. There's no way we can give a statement. We have a one day old baby.

Mendezs 16-year-old daughter, All I really want is justice. My mom and I were best friends; she is the one I told everything to. I just cant explain the pain we are going through right now. Nothing I say will bring my mother back. She was my mother, teacher, best friend, the teen continued. She didnt even get to see [my brother and I] graduate from high school, and that was her dream.

After listening to statements from Mendezs family and the toddlers family, Judge Gill decided to sentence Padilla to 48 hours in jail after she serves 180 days under electronic surveillance and house arrest. She must also remain on probation for three years.

Judge Gill said Padillas willingness to plead guilty played a big factor in her sentencing Friday. He said he believes Padilla is genuinely remorseful.       

at least give her a permanent driving ban.

The Law is so f ucked up at times, there are victimless crimes out there that will send you to jail for years, but in some cases you can cause serious harm to other people and you're given an almost free pass.

at least give her a permanent driving ban.

The Law is so f ucked up at times, there are victimless crimes out there that will send you to jail for years, but in some cases you can cause serious harm to other people and you're given an almost free pass.

Storm_Marine

Okay....and?LJS9502_basic

at least give her a permanent driving ban.

The Law is so f ucked up at times, there are victimless crimes out there that will send you to jail for years, but in some cases you can cause serious harm to other people and you're given an almost free pass.

Storm_Marine

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Okay....and?The_Gaming_Baby

Zero justice. Pathetic.

[QUOTE="Storm_Marine"]

at least give her a permanent driving ban.

The Law is so f ucked up at times, there are victimless crimes out there that will send you to jail for years, but in some cases you can cause serious harm to other people and you're given an almost free pass.

LJS9502_basic

so? There's no need to send her to jail for an excessive amount of time, but she has no business being on the road ever again.

[QUOTE="The_Gaming_Baby"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Okay....and?LJS9502_basic

Are you stupid? She should be serving jail time.

I wonder what the sentence would have been if it was a guy instead of a new mother.

[QUOTE="Storm_Marine"]

at least give her a permanent driving ban.

The Law is so f ucked up at times, there are victimless crimes out there that will send you to jail for years, but in some cases you can cause serious harm to other people and you're given an almost free pass.

wolverine4262

Neither is owning drugs for example.

But whatever, when you're an irresponsible dumbass, and people get hurt or worse, there HAS to be serious consequences. Plain and simple.

I wonder what the sentence would have been if it was a guy instead of a new mother.

Storm_Marine

I wonder what the sentence would have been if it was a guy instead of a new mother.

Storm_Marine

is 14 months considered a toddler?

i still consider that a baby. like 2-5 is what i consider a toddler.

All of your threads are similar in a way.

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Neither is owning drugs for example.

 

But whatever, when you're an irresponsible dumbass, and people get hurt or worse, there HAS to be serious consequences. Plain and simple.

Storm_Marine

All of your threads are similar in a way.

The_Lipscomb

[QUOTE="Storm_Marine"]<

Neither is owning drugs for example.

 

But whatever, when you're an irresponsible dumbass, and people get hurt or worse, there HAS to be serious consequences. Plain and simple.

wolverine4262

she fuc king killed a person and almost killed another. Get real.

[QUOTE="The_Lipscomb"]

All of your threads are similar in a way.

JML897

clearly capital punishment was in order

this is yet another sign of american moral decline

[QUOTE="wolverine4262"][QUOTE="Storm_Marine"]<

Neither is owning drugs for example.

 

But whatever, when you're an irresponsible dumbass, and people get hurt or worse, there HAS to be serious consequences. Plain and simple.

Storm_Marine

she fuc king killed a person and almost killed another. Get real.

I don't understand the point of jailtime and electronic surveillance in this situation.  To be honest, if i accidentally killed someone while driving i would probably voluntarily cut up my drivers lisence and never drive again.  I wouldn't want to take the risk of doing it again.  Hopefully she will be more careful in the future (probably won't be).

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="The_Gaming_Baby"] 2 days for manslaughter is pretty patheticRadecSupreme

Are you stupid? She should be serving jail time.

[QUOTE="Storm_Marine"]

[QUOTE="wolverine4262"] -3 months house arrest -3 years probation  .wolverine4262

she fuc king killed a person and almost killed another. Get real.

I think you mean murderer, in which case, ok obviously, hence why I'm not calling for a 40 year sentence.

If she was as sleep deprived as she said she shouldn't have been driving, though. That can be as dangerous as drunk driving.MrPraline

How is her serving a bunch of time and costing taxpayers money going to help the situation for anyone? wolverine4262

Goes for every single crime that isn't murder or violence related, derp

Ok if the baby is only one day old, what's she doing outside the hospital? Couldn't afford to stay there? And why was she driving and not her husband? I'm no doctor, but I know from experience that after a woman gives birth they stay at least a few days in hospital. This woman for some reason didn't and her husband, for whatever reason, decided to let his wife drive in that condition.

So... sounds like very gross irresponsibility.

But she is not a killer. There is a difference.wolverine4262

Neither are drunk drivers.

man if this was a dude....mrmusicman247

I was thinking the same thing. Even if it was a one day father.

I wonder if this would have played out differently if it were a man behind the vehicle, because you know, men aren't capable of having emotions.

man if this was a dude....mrmusicman247

A YOUNG man has walked free after a "momentary error of judgment" on an alcohol-fuelled night, in which he shifted a car into gear from the passenger's seat, resulted in a man's death and his older sister's incarceration.

[QUOTE="mrmusicman247"]man if this was a dude....metroidfood

A YOUNG man has walked free after a "momentary error of judgment" on an alcohol-fuelled night, in which he shifted a car into gear from the passenger's seat, resulted in a man's death and his older sister's incarceration.

I'm not seeing the issue...

[QUOTE="metroidfood"]

[QUOTE="mrmusicman247"]man if this was a dude....mrmusicman247

A YOUNG man has walked free after a "momentary error of judgment" on an alcohol-fuelled night, in which he shifted a car into gear from the passenger's seat, resulted in a man's death and his older sister's incarceration.

I'm not seeing the issue...

He's basically on probation for the same amount of time she is. Unless he commits another crime it's unlikely he'll spend any time in jail.

at least give her a permanent driving ban.

The Law is so f ucked up at times, there are victimless crimes out there that will send you to jail for years, but in some cases you can cause serious harm to other people and you're given an almost free pass.

Storm_Marine

[QUOTE="mrmusicman247"]

[QUOTE="metroidfood"]

A YOUNG man has walked free after a "momentary error of judgment" on an alcohol-fuelled night, in which he shifted a car into gear from the passenger's seat, resulted in a man's death and his older sister's incarceration.

metroidfood

I'm not seeing the issue...

He's basically on probation for the same amount of time she is. Unless he commits another crime it's unlikely he'll spend any time in jail.