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That was bad too, but not as bad as Heche's case since it wasn't a residential neighborhood where kids could be playing, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZecxzmH1fs.

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That's BS argument but I knew that argument was coming. Speeding on highway is just as bad if not worse.

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Do you lack reading comprehension? I plainly said it was bad, but highways are made for speed while residential neighborhoods are not, plus Heche smashed into someone's house and left them homeless while Paul Walker & Rodas only destroyed themselves on a relatively empty highway.

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More destruction potential at highway. End of argument. That nurse crashing the other week proves this. Never heard of a person fatally crashing like that in a pedestrian area unless it was a terrorist/mass murder attack. Examples like Alek Minassian, the Nice truck attack etc. That is not what Heche did.

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Why are you telling me this? I plainly said it was bad. The issue on this thread is why are people more outraged by Heche's mad actions compared to Walker's foolish speeding, which I explained in simple terms.

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You said it was not as bad as something else. And people are challenging your logic of what is or isn't as bad as crashing in a residential street.

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Both are bad, I agree. But, again, highways are made for speed and don't have children playing/walking/whatever. True, kids travel as passengers on highways, but they're protected by the vehicle/seat belt whereas kids on neighborhood streets are not. Thus driving down a residential neighborhood at 90 MPH is worse than driving down a highway that is conducive to speed and lacks kids playing and people-in-general frolicking.

Furthermore, it's worse if a reckless driver risks the lives of kids simply because they haven't even lived yet. In short, it's worse to die at 5 years-old compared to 24.

More kids die in car crashes on the highway than by being knocked down in residential streets.


Obviously, and why is that? Because there are (1) way more people on the highways and (2) way more vehicles, not to mention (3) driving at way higher speeds, compared to residential areas where you're driving 25-35 MPH.

Also, the topic of this thread is why is the public outraged more by Heche's crazy driving compared to Walker's foolish speeding on the highway. It's not just that Anne risked the lives of innocents playing or frolicking in the neighborhoods, but that she actually smashed into a home and left some homeless, even if it's just temporary. Walker, by contrast, only destroyed himself on an empty highway, not to mention his friend in the passenger seat.

That's all I have to say on the topic.

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Are you trying to say that no building can be at risk from a high speed accident on a highway? Or that pedestrians young and old are only at risk in residential areas?

Also, the topic of this thread is why is the public outraged more by Heche's crazy driving compared to Walker's foolish speeding on the highway

Yes I know that. And the attempts to paint the Walker incident as somehow better are ludicrous and distasteful.

We can be pretty sure that Heche's behaviour was exacerbated by emotional distress and likely intoxication. That doesn't excuse any of it. And neither does the lack of children frollicking in front of Walker's car as he and his friend gambled with everyone's safety make their actions less worse than Heche's.

By the way, "the public" aren't outraged. Just hand wringing chickenshits attempting to establish some weird sense of moral authority.

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Nothing you’re saying seems controversial to me. I watched the video of her driving like a madman down a neighborhood street. It appeared far more reckless than seeing someone speeding on a highway where all other motorists are likewise moving fast and there is zero risk of pedestrians. I’m not sure why others gave you grief about such a benign and indisputable point.

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Thanks, Bea. It's puzzling.

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It's a good point.

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Why is it not as bad? More kids die in car crashes on the highway than by being knocked down in residential streets.

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I'm pretty sure there were no drugs or alcohol involved in that crash. Also, it wasn't in a residential area and they didn't drive into someone's house causing that person and her pets to become homeless.

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But they could have. And it doesn't matter whether you're DUI while driving recklessly.

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But they didn't. It is what it is.

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It doesn't make it better that he was sober. Being that reckless while stone cold sober might be even worse.

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I'm not defending them but I cannot have the same amount of anger. They're entirely different situations. If you do, that's your prerogative.

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WTF do you have anger for???😂😂😂

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It is worse...lol

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The reality is you have a very overpowered model Porsche which was difficult for anyone to drive. You can still find videos of the particular car getting away from skilled race drivers because it had such poor handling given the amount of power and weight of the car. Walker wasn't driving, and in a car like the one he died in the driver could have easily gone from 30 to 100mph in a few seconds meaning even if the passenger tried to stop the driver from doing something stupid it is possible for any actions taken to be too late to do anything.

What people trying to equate the two events fail to realize is that Heche crashed her car, then fled that scene before crashing again and causing the fire. To me that makes what she did way beyond the scope of Walker's event.

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I agree 100%. There's no comparison between the two.

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And let's not forget about Heche's, um, Alien encounters in the 90's, and other various weirdorama moments. She is a bit infamous.

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No drugs? That's even worse. Imagine driving that bad sober.

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Actually, cocaine and fentanyl were detected in her blood, but further tests are being done to determine whether these were administered at the hospital.

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So people are ok with high speed fatal crashes as long as the person that crashed their car sober chose to drive recklessly and it's on a highway which cannot have children travelling on them apparently, and where a crash cannot result in crashing into anyone's home. Right.

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Wow, if that's how you feel, that's your prerogative.

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There was, but he didn't do what she did.

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Good point. Both were breaking the law and potentially putting other lives in danger

Society tends to view drug addicts as scum, that definitely plays a part

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What law was Walker breaking? He was a passenger in a car someone else wrecked. Anne was the driver, drunk and on drugs, fleeing the scene of her first accident, then crashing into a house... Please explain how both were breaking the law because the fact say otherwise. Or do you get a ticket when the driver of the car you are a passenger in runs a red light or speeds.

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I believe that the car belonged to Walker. They were 100% speeding with his consent and approval

Maybe there is not technically any laws for "accomplice to speeding"

If they had actually killed somebody then he very will could have been charged as an accomplice tho

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No, he wouldn't be charged if they had hit someone only the driver. The only time you would get another person other than the driver of the car that kills someone charged is when you have another driver and the two are racing each other.

Not to mention you are assuming walker encouraged the driver to speed, or in some other way caused the crash... there was never any evidence of that so you are throwing out pure baseless speculation.

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Because he's a man and was in a movie franchise that dudebros and meatheads love. So he's forgiven.

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Or maybe it is because he was merely a passenger in a car that someone else wrecked while she was the driver of the one she drove into a house.

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This.

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Logic confuses TheArgentinian.

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I don't see much hate or outrage over Heche. I call it more lack of sympathy than anything else. I didn't wish her any ill will but the best outcome in cases where people get drunk and drive 80 mph in a residential neighborhood is the drunk driver is stopped permanently.

I realize that some may call that hate, but hate is an emotion, and I had zero emotion over her stupidity.

And yes, there was plenty of people calling "tough nuts" over Walker's death in a high speed car crash, including me. Even though he wasn't driving, he could have told his buddy to slow the F down. At least they didn't kill or injure any innocent people.


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Paul Walker wasn't driving he was only the passenger. A big difference right there.

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doesn't matter. he's was a consenting accomplice

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Unless Walk had reached his leg over and pressed down on the accelerator he was not a consenting accomplice. Learn what a term means before you start flinging it out like shit from a monkey's paws.

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He enjoyed every second of his last moments

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#TrollFail

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