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Originally Posted by Supermans
Someone stepping in front of a car that isn't speeding and just driving the speed limit without looking is an accidental death with no blame going towards the driver. If the driver is breaking the law and kills the same person stepping in front of the car without looking, the driver is fully to blame and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. If you don't understand the difference between these two scenario's, I can't help you..
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...and that's why the cop was properly charged with manslaughter. If you committed an act (legal or otherwise) which you could have avoided and that act ends up killing someone, you can easily be charged with manslaughter.