An Insult – and 3 Dead Kuwaitis
From today’s Arab Times. How many hearts are breaking in Kuwait over one young man’s lack of self-control? I know, I know, this is Kuwait, and things are different. Because of an insult, three brothers are dead, and one in intensive care. Two families devastated, one with dead sons, one with a son who is a murderer. Three crashed vehicles, one from an innocent man who only stopped to see if he could help, and ended up with his car stolen and crashed, too. . . the whole thing is tragedy, from beginning to end.
Three brothers dead: Three Kuwaiti brothers in the age group of 25-30 years died in a road rage accident in Mina Abdullah while their fourth brother is currently confined to the intensive care unit of Adan Hospital, reports Al-Anba daily.
According to a security source, a Kuwaiti youth’s car broke down on King Fahd Expressway. The youth reportedly called his father to inform about the breakdown and told that four Kuwaiti youngsters had insulted him. When his father went to help the youth, the latter took his father’s vehicle, drove at full speed and crashed into the Jeep of the four brothers. The Jeep overturned due to the impact and one of the brothers died on the spot. Two others died in Adan Hospital and the fourth one is confined to the intensive care unit.
Meanwhile, the youth, who appeared disoriented, left his father’s car at the site of the accident and drove away with an Asian’s car who stopped to check what happened. He was eventually arrested after crashing into another car.
How does the law work in a case like this?
It says the young man was arrested. Is he still in jail? Can you get bail after killing three people in an act of rage?
Is his driving license taken away?
is an insult considered justification for a crime of rage?
Does he go to prison, or if he pays blood money, does he walk away free?
If he is convicted of murder, what is the likely sentence?
Will he also go on trial for stealing the Asian’s car and crashing it?
Not a legal question:
Does this cause an unending feud between two families? Or is this just another chapter in an already ongoing feud?
How many drivers am I sharing the road with who have killed?
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according to some sources it wasn’t about insult , it was bigger than that
It will be interesting to see how this unfolds.
What a mess! I feel for the guy who stopped to help… well that’ll teach him to be a good samaritan! React first, think later… or am I wrong?
This kind of thing certainly isn’t confined to Kuwait – and in other countries there isn’t even the “justification” of being insulted. It’s just plain rage and no self-control.
How very sad. All the boys from one family…life will never be the same for any of these people. I surely do hope this doesn’t escalate into tit-for-tat.
Oh c’mon, forzaQ8 – to give us a little hint like that and never tell us what it was about? Arrrrggghhh.
UmMadam – you are right. And I imagine ForzaQ8 is right, there is probably a lot more to this story than we know.
Mimfoy – I had the same feeling – but the kids’ father probably felt the same way – I am guessing he was looking at the broken car when the son took off in HIS car!
Even BOTH families, DaisyMae! I also imagine what it would be like if I were the mother of the man who killed the other three – how horrible for her, too! It’s just a tragedy, all the way around, so much waste, wasted lives, it’s heart breaking. And you are right – road rage happens everywhere. This seems to be more than road rage.
Just thinking about the source that led to this rage creeps me out!!!!
In short, the boy lost his virginity
Ummm. Yikes. Like the four guys in the other car? He was assaulted? If this is what is going on, I pray he has the best lawyer in town.