The best thing to do is for all of us to try to avoid getting ourselves in a mess like that. But if I somehow found myself in a situation where I would face at least 20 years in jail (like Mr. Timilshina) then I would have tried to run for sure. I am totally with people who say that he shouldn't be drinking and driving and taking so many innocent lives is a great crime. However, I don't agree with the whole he should have stayed here and faced the consequences thing. If I remember it correctly, he was looking at 60 years in prison. It's better to commit suicide then spend 60 years with hard core criminals in the United States prison system.So, if I were in the same situation I too have at least tried to run. I hope that he feels sorry for what he did and will spend the rest of his life helping others/doing good. I pray that he never gets caught. He isn't a hardcore criminal; he shouldn't have to spend 60 years in prison with hardcore professional criminals like professional murders,rapists etc. He will have to spend the rest of his life knowing what he did, that's enough punishment. Can you imagine looking at the mirror everyday and thinking how things would have been different if he hadn't driven that day, playing the different scenarios in your head every second of your life imagining what life would have been if he was able to complete his Masters and work at a good company. His name is plastered all over nepali news sites so he will have a hard time living in Nepal too; he will have to spend the remainder of his life running and hiding. I feel sorry for the guy. I hate the crime but not the so called criminal in this case. It could literally have been anyone. More than a few of us on sajha have driven while drunk at some point or another.  It would be a completely different story if the person was a professional criminal, or a repeat offender or intentionally caused harm or faced only 5-10 years in prison.

Just one man's opinion.

u r rtht, timilsina had already done those bullshit, it was better for him to fled than stay here but my request to all here in the US is never ever try to do the same shit again, if these things happened repeatedly we neplaese community will also be looked downwarded by the American society, So work hard, have fun but dun do those fkin shit tht ruins u n others as well 

Absolutly agree with your point sab-........sathi. Mr timilsina is not a hard core criminal but is in that situation by mistake. If he would in situation of getting soft punishmant like only few year jail and few hundred thousand as compensation, it that sitution he shuld surface and should surender and need to beg parden for his mistake, But condition of 60 years prision is too much for such non intentional mistake. In such sitution i think every one try to run. 

I feel sorry for both the parties.I wish Sajan spend rest of his life doing something good to the mankind,if he is not caught.Why do we Nepali have habit of going deep into the events which have happened instead of finding the solution for it.

You want GREEN dollar, you want to be rich, send money back home and take care of family.You want more opportunity and successful life. You start business or get a good paying job.You want to drive your shiny car in a wide open highway, high speed. You live a materialistic American life. It's all fun.

BUT

When you get in trouble, you want a Nepali system to bail you out?

and yes if someone kills your three sisters on the road in this manner, you want that bastard to be free.

Yes raju161 if someone like Mr. Timilshina killed my three sisters or my parents or my brothers or my significant other or myself  I would still want him to spend the rest of his life doing some good rather than rotting in the prison for 60 years. It would be a completely different story if the person was a professional criminal, or a repeat offender or intentionally caused harm to my loved ones or faced only 5-10 years in prison. But I just don't see what good will come out of sending someone like Mr. Timilshina to prison for 60 years. People will argue that this will serve as a deterrent to anyone who thinks about driving while drunk. But I don't support sending someone to prison for 60 years just so that we can use him as an example. Once again, just one man's humble opinion.

 is this thread about what should be or what "I" would do if I were in that position?

Read what Mr. Rewire has got to say.

i would have fled too...

( sab nepali ko sathi, i liked the way u presented this topic in sajha n i dont know why rest of others are giving their expert opinion about fkn humanity n craps....but i urge u all to look this case from ur own two fkn eyes by putting yourself in the same situation....and i also know more than 60% of the people who said they wouldn't have fled  are those who fled from nepal  fucckking their motherland
and to those who think mr.timilsina destroyed their fame as nepali--muuujji khhate haru mexican le hageko sorda timi haru ko ijjat jadaina, arkao nepali ko jindagi nai sakkiyo tolai tesko kei matlab chaina hai muujii haru.....get a life people

those who think mr.timilsina destroyed their fame as nepali--muuujji khhate haru mexican le hageko sorda timi haru ko ijjat jadaina, arkao nepali ko jindagi nai sakkiyo tolai tesko kei matlab chaina hai muujii haru.....get a life people

Naya Nepali:

Seriously???????? nepali ko jindagi nai sakkiyo. I mean seriously??? what about those 3 teens...no pity on them. don't you think those victims family should get justice...one more time seriously??? are you that dumb.

I agree with sab..if i was on that situation i would try to escape..

but naya look at your arguement. nepal ka padhe lekheko arguement nai esto cha..napadheko harulai ke dosh dine.

Why some ashole are worry about fame, it is a sad story and happen by a DUI Nepali. Why you are worry about fame, what fame you talking about, How many people will know you as Nepali? If you walk with Mexicans or Latinos , you are no different than them and if you are with Indians, paki and middle eastern people you are one of them. No body will point out you as a Gorkhali or Nepali. Now only those family will remember what happen and by whom it happen, rest have no time to think about it. They have their own craps to take care about. Life moves on. We are the one stocked here.

I do not understand why you crying for loosing fame.