[Sam:)]

Ok so I was wondering do you think Drink/Drug-Drivers who crash and kill someone should this be classed as murder? Its common sense not to drive when your intoxicated and I think if you kill someone while carelessly deciding to drive you have murdered that person!

[Stu]

You've killed that person. Not murder. Murder implies predetermination under law. It's manslaughter.

[Sam:)]

Originally Posted by Stu

You've killed that person. Not murder. Murder implies predetermination under law. It's manslaughter.

Yes I know but this person is fully aware that this is risking peoples lifes therefore in my head i kind of class this as murder

[Stu]

The law isin't like your head though. Naturally it needs to be very black and white and explicit with terms like these. 'Pounding booze before getting in a car could endanger people' is not premeditated murder. 'I'm going to kill that motherfucker over there and leave it in this note' is.