Boating Accident/Death off Diamond Island

[fatlazyless]

As a long time fan of tv shows Dragnet & Perry Mason, it seems like the numerical blood alcohol level is a very important number as to how the State of NH decides to prosecute any motor vehicle, driving related death.

What is the threshold blood alcohol level for DUI in this specific boating incident? Is it 0.08?

So, if the Belknap County Attorney can present the court and jury of 12 a blood alcohol level of .08 as opposed to .0799, it legally makes a big change in how the attorney designs their plan of prosecution.

With a local jury of 12 intelligent & serious jurors, isn't it a distinct possibilty they decide 'not guilty' in consideration of all the pain and suffering already endured? By incarcerating the indicted boat driver, who is the State of NH punishing and who is the State protecting? What is the mission of the State of NH's system for justice in a criminal case like this one?

As we all know, the deceased women was not a stranger but a very close friend of the boat driver. If the deceased person was the mother or sister of the boat driver, would that substantially change the State's plan of prosecution? Does the relationship between the two have any bearing on the prosecution or on the jury's decision?

If the blood alcohol level is 0.08, does that in the mind of the prosecutor, who follows state legal procedure, basically trump a death of a close friend relationship as the prosecutor designs his plan of prosecution?

If Perry Mason were teaching a first year classroom of law students, what would he say?

[OCDACTIVE]

I think speculating on the facts of the case is in extreme bad taste. The trial will occur soon enough and when the information is brought to light then we can draw our own conclusions. Until then to speculate, discuss, reflect, or make conjecture is frankly disrespectful to the unfortunate soul that was lost. IMO

If you want to discuss the merits of BWI I am sure we can start a BWI thread and have at it.

[BroadHopper]

Originally Posted by OCDACTIVE

I think speculating on the facts of the case is in extreme bad taste. The trial will occur soon enough and when the information is brought to light then we can draw our own conclusions. Until then to speculate, discuss, reflect, or make conjecture is frankly disrespectful to the unfortunate soul that was lost. IMO

If you want to discuss the merits of BWI I am sure we can start a BWI thread and have at it.

As a cousin of the deceased, I can't ask for a better statement. I would ask the webmaster out of respect to close this topic, if this taste continue.