Rich man not hit with felony for hit and run because he is rich

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http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20101104/NEWS/101109939/1078&ParentProfile=1062

LOL

 

This guy really should be strung up. However, they're probably just build a statue to him and give him a medal and a raise

 

My guess, not knowing anything of the people involved, is that criminal proceedings will continue, while the prosecutor is fired and replaced. Maybe they'll allow him to 'step down', instead.

If not, my guess is that the victim will sue the rich guy for all he's worth, and maybe the prosecutor as well.

 

As much as I'm inclined to dislike it when the privileged avoid charges that they should rightly face, and as likely as even I am to agree with your assessment of how this douche-nozzle was let off, I feel compelled to play devil's advocate point out that neither the article nor the DA made the assertion that the financial manager was let off because he is wealthy. Don't get me wrong. I fully agree that when something looks like a duck and quacks like a duck it's usually a duck, but it appears that things aren't quite so simple in this particular case -- at least not after reading the full article.

The DA sees restitution as an important part of justice in this case and is thus hesitant to do anything that will adversely affect Erzinger's ability to pay. This is a valid concern, and not necessarily a bad idea. Erzinger will probably get off with fines in lieu of jail-time, anyway, and the damage inflicted upon his career by the felony conviction will ultimately lower the total that Erzinger is expected to pay up n the inevitable civil suit. The problem is that the DA failed to account for the victim's opinion on the matter. If I were the victim, I would probably agree with he DA's decision to pursue lesser charges so I can extract every conceivable dime possible in my civil suit, but it really isn't my opinion or the opinion of the DA that matters. The opinion that matters is that of the victim, and the victim wants to see charges pressed to the fullest extent of the law.

This is hardly surprising, since the victim is himself a Doctor and reasonably well off already, and it's hardly unreasonable, either. He'll extract a comfortable sum in civil court either way and would probably prefer to see the state at least try to have this ******* rot for a few years and have his career destroyed than double his payday. If I was already well off, I'd probably agree with the victim, too.