Originally Posted by
livedarklions
That's not a paraphrase, that's a gross distortion of what was actually said. There's absolutely nothing in the actual article that suggests that this wouldn't have been a big deal if it had been a hit and run. It's just a different type of homicide entirely. You just made up the implication.
Now be a big person and just admit you probably shouldn't have done that instead of sending me nasty private messages.
Oh, and here's the actual quote: "The couple was found dead a couple blocks away in what was initially thought to be a hit-and-run incident. Then officers noticed their throats had been slashed."
Nothing in there about hit and run being "par for the course".
Well the difference between a hit and run and a throat slashing is that the first can occur just due to a driver being distracted and having a collision, and then panicking and leaving the scene. The latter is someone intentionally targeting the victims and taking the time to commit a gruesome murder. INTENT for the latter is huge. So yeah, there is a "just" aspect to "hit and run," in spite of either event still being terrible.