The criminal justice system can be plagued with “murder snobs” — people who think of these violent crimes as less important than intentional crimes. This remains true in spite of the fact that statistics consistently show that the average citizen is far more at risk from homicidal drivers on our roads than from criminals committing intentional homicides.
https://www.streetsblog.org/2009/03/31/maureen-mccormick-on-the-cutting-edge-of-traffic-justice/oldId.20110401111829413
