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no? both of them can be either an accident or murder in principle; maybe it is more common for gun killings to be murders and car killings to be accidents, but that isn't a matter of law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_rea
also explained in comic form here: https://lawcomic.net/guide/?p=173
Let's not spread misinformation just because it helps a good cause.
It's not misinformation. It's explaining that if you want to off someone, proving murder with a car is much more difficult. You have reason to be driving a car. You have less reason to be brandishing a gun.
And the police can do either and it’s called justice!
Cars are like tanks.. there I said it
Literally
I'm confused, how exactly is a size comparison of two vehicles meant to add anything to the conversation here? Size implies lethality?
A standard city bus is about twice as long as those tanks, so is a bus twice as problematic?
I think it makes the point that needlessly large cars add even more risk than necessary.
Buses on net reduce the number of vehicles on the road which makes them a net benefit for safety.