negligent suicide

Factual Questions
1

If you create a dangerous situation and because of this someone dies, as I understand it that is possibly negligent homicide.

This week a women got in an arguement with her boyfriend and jump from the car as it was going about 30 mph. She sustained massive head injuries. She died. The press refer to this as an accident.

I’m not sure.

To me, an accident is when you step out of a tall building and in a cartoon like set up a piano being moved to the 200th floor falls on you when the apparently sturdy rope being used breaks. Accident.
Misfortune.

But when you fling yourself into a situation where only a stunt man would be expected to live…isnt that negligent suicide?
Mama Maroon
Summers over.
Now what will I do?

2

Are you sure the boyfriend didn’t assist the “jump?” Or maybe boyfriend was about to punch her, and her reflexes to get out of the way caused her to fall out of the car.

3

Violet, the door would have to be open for that to happen. I think she may have jumped out thinking she could roll away and be fine

4

And so the question is still…what do you call it when a person is injured in an incident that you would expect injuries… not an accident but…

5

Well, there is Darwin Award candidate.

I think that in insurance cases they simply call it negligent.

And, of course, there is always the ever reliable stoooooopid.

6

Would “death by misadventure” meet the case? I have a vague feeling it would in English law…

7

Death by misadventure. That’s got the flavour of what I mean. Some of these silly twists dont deserve to hide behind “accident.”
hedgehog

8

I think “Death Via Unbelievable Stupidity” describes the situation pretty well :slight_smile:

9

Here are some other possible examples, courtesy of my pal Wendy Northcutt over at www.darwinawards.com:

Three people playinga variation of Russian Roulette–with a landmine.

Russian Roulette with an automatic.

Famous last words: “Don’t worry, it’s not loaded.”

The above three examples all demonstrate remarkably poor judgment, a certain amount of negligence, and as tom suggested, naked stooooooopidity.