'Hell on wheels' teen who killed boyfriend and his friend in crash sentenced to 15 years to life
www.nbcnews.com
Mackenzie Shirilla was convicted of murder in the July 2022 crash that killed her boyfriend Dominic Russo, 20, and his friend Davion Flanagan, 19.
  • dogslayeggs@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1598·
    1 year ago

    I can’t believe I’m being held responsible for my actions!!

    If this were a case of a young driver who was driving irresponsibly fast and lost control of the car, killing their friends, that would be one thing. This is a 17 year old who repeatedly threatened her boyfriend with killing him while driving in the weeks before the accident, who made no attempt to avoid/stop ramming at full speed into a large building.

      • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world
        162·
        1 year ago

        Yeah like, this wasn’t an accident. This was willfully killing someone. If she shot or repeatedly stabbed him, I don’t think you’d see the same sentiment. Something about hitting them with a mass of metal at high speeds is more sympathetic, because death by car strikes us at less violent.

      • CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        93·
        1 year ago

        I’d be incredibly proud of my mother if she could do that. Not many are capable of having empathy when someone they love is the victim.

          • CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            21·
            1 year ago

            So you’re assuming what the mother’s intentions are to fit your own opinion, rather than believing her at her word?

              • CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                21·
                1 year ago

                …you don’t think she gave thought to the other people victimized? Even with one of the victims being her own child?

                I’d bet my life that she’s put significantly more thought into this than either of us could possibly imagine, and that calling her a narcissist is simply closed-minded and pathetic. She’s a grieving mother ffs.