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To constitute depraved indifference, the defendant's conduct must be 'so wanton, so deficient in a moral sense of concern, so lacking in regard for the life or lives of others, and so blameworthy as to warrant the same criminal liability as that which the law imposes upon a person who intentionally causes a crime. Depraved indifference focuses on the risk created by the defendant’s conduct, not the injuries actually resulting.
In one case, People v Register, 60 NY2d 273, 469 NYS2d 599 (1983),while exploring the meaning of "depraved indifference recklessness" the Court of Appeals ruled that intoxication is not a defense or excuse to "depraved mind murder," although it may be to intentional murder. Its analysis started with distinguishing reckless manslaughter from the "depraved indifference recklessness" necessary for murder:
"to bring defendant’s conduct within the murder statute, the People were required to establish also that defendant’s act was imminently dangerous and presented a very high risk of death to others and that it was committed under circumstances which evidenced a wanton indifference to human life or a depravity of mind. . . . . The crime differs from intentional murder in that it results not from a specific, conscious intent to cause death, but from an indifference to or disregard of the risks attending defendant’s conduct." 60 NY2d at 274.
The snitches "didn't want to be identified because they were afraid of retaliation," Halloran said. "They were told [by supervisors] to take off routes [and] not do the plowing of some of the major arteries in a timely manner. They were told to make the mayor pay for the layoffs, the reductions in rank for the supervisors, shrinking the rolls of the rank-and-file."
New York's Strongest used a variety of tactics to drag out the plowing process -- and pad overtime checks -- which included keeping plows slightly higher than the roadways and skipping over streets along their routes, the sources said.
Originally posted by kinda kurious
Despite my utter fascination of the absurd, even I find this a streeeeetch. But thanks for playin'.
Originally posted by NthOther
And the moral of the story is...
Don't depend on the government to save you. Be prepared.
Originally posted by NthOther
Don't depend on the government to save you. Be prepared.
Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
There are two deaths directly attributable to them not getting help from 911 emergency vehicles. One was a woman who's baby died, when they could not get to her.
Among the calls was a Brooklyn woman who called 911 several times on Monday to report she was in labor. She delivered a baby that was unconscious and later pronounced dead. Initially, dispatchers assigned the call a low priority because the expectant mother hadn't reported that either she or the baby were in distress, and her delivery was not believed to be imminent. Dispatchers called back several times to check in on the woman, and when a call came in that the newborn was unconscious, the priority was upgraded and EMS workers responded 12 minutes later.
Among the calls was a Brooklyn woman who called 911 several times on Monday to report she was in labor. She delivered a baby that was unconscious and later pronounced dead. Initially, dispatchers assigned the call a low priority because the expectant mother hadn't reported that either she or the baby were in distress, and her delivery was not believed to be imminent. Dispatchers called back several times to check in on the woman, and when a call came in that the newborn was unconscious, the priority was upgraded and EMS workers responded 12 minutes later.
Originally posted by Mr Tranny
The whole reason they were assigning priorities is because all the rescue vehicles were stuck in the dang snow!!!!!!! (bangs head)
New York City operators fielded 49,478 calls to 911 on Monday, the day after the storm. That total was the sixth highest in any day since the city began keeping statistics. There were 38,000 calls on Tuesday. Some of the calls came from the same location, but it's not clear how many.
Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
Seems the governor is calling for an investigation into this.
Originally posted by kinda kurious
Originally posted by saltheart foamfollower
Seems the governor is calling for an investigation into this.
Great, I say let's get to the bottom of this. Hopefully they'll also determine why the mayor didn't declare a state of emergency in which case the vehicles / garbologists wouldn't have been allowed on the roads. You know, snowplows, police and emergency vehicles only.
Anyone found culpable of inaction causing delays should be held accountable. My biggest beef is your sensationalist headline. Perhaps a few Union members who exacerbated the situation, but the Union itself? C'mon. As SO stated, might have made a nice fictionalized TV plot.
Oh I get it, you don't like unions OR government.
Depraved Indifference Law & Legal Definition
To constitute depraved indifference, the defendant's conduct must be 'so wanton, so deficient in a moral sense of concern, so lacking in regard for the life or lives of others, and so blameworthy as to warrant the same criminal liability as that which the law imposes upon a person who intentionally causes a crime. Depraved indifference focuses on the risk created by the defendant’s conduct, not the injuries actually resulting.