Yeah, they call the area the Tri-Cities, which is comprised of Bristol, Kingsport, and Johnson City, all very close together. When people fly in for the Bristol race, they land in Johnson City (unless you're Bruton, then you land YOUR chopper on YOUR hill at YOUR track, LOL)
I realize that saying they had no excuse sounds like I'm saying that if someone lives far enough away from a track, they have an excuse. This WOULD have to be a touchy subject on this board, though. How many of us didn't do this when we were younger?
The way we prosecute and sentence based on results instead of intentions. The fact that the girl got killed when they did it and nobody got killed when we did it is only seperated by dumb luck. Same as what I've said about drunk driving and armed robbery.
If ten people are guilty of drunk driving on the same night and one is unlucky enough to kill someone? If the punishment for drag racing on the street was the same whether you killed someone or not, maybe these guys wouldn't have taken the chance simply based on the higher consequence. THEN if they did it, I wouldn't feel sorry for them.
Same as if two people commit armed robbery and shoot someone in the process. You know if one victim dies and the other doesn't, one will get a stiffer sentence. Shouldn't the penalty reflect the worst possible result of your actions?
) was completely inexcusable just from the standpoint that they KNEW WHERE they could go to prove who had the biggest sack... Sad that an innocent life had to be lost because of ignorant bravado..
