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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

A new law in Texas requires convicted drunk drivers to pay child support if they kill a child’s parent or guardian, according to House Bill 393.

The law, which went into effect Friday, says those convicted of intoxication manslaughter must pay restitution. The offender will be expected to make those payments until the child is 18 or until the child graduates from high school, “whichever is later,” the legislation says.

Intoxication manslaughter is defined by state law as a person operating “a motor vehicle in a public place, operates an aircraft, a watercraft, or an amusement ride, or assembles a mobile amusement ride; and is intoxicated and by reason of that intoxication causes the death of another by accident or mistake.”

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[-] mercano@lemmy.world 112 points 10 months ago

Really, shouldn’t this apply to all manslaughter and murder cases?

[-] 3laws@lemmy.world 70 points 10 months ago

Totally. But the US is obsessed with punishment rather than reparations.

[-] Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

More like obsessed with superficiality

[-] alienzx@feddit.nl 16 points 10 months ago

And rehabilitation

[-] toxicbubble@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

it's all theatre, take something people love (children, mothers) & something people hate (criminals), now they can justify passing any legislation & continue expanding their control over time without fixing the underlying issues like lack of public transportation. but hey, guns are legal..FOR THE CHILDREN!

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Maybe. You would basically be created a two-tiered system of punishment. If you kill me you have to pay for my kids, if you kill someone childless you don't pay.

I am not sure what the repercussions of that would be.

[-] Edgelord_Of_Tomorrow@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

The fact someone can kill anyone, intentionally or not, and expect to be free soon enough to get a job and pay child support is nuts.

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Should, yes. Does it already exist, yes. It can just be time consuming. Kill one parent surviving parent or guardian or state placed guardian is then supposed to go to civil court and a judge will rule the person pays support. Some would say that is costly but the court fees will end up having to be paid by the person the judge rules against. (Which many attorneys will pick up pro bono because no judge is going to rule that killing a parent(s) didnt cause at LEAST financial/ impact on the child/family.

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