I appreciate what you're saying, Diamond Ridge, and I not trying to devalue the loss of human lives. Those who were accidentally killed by drivers under the influence are no less precious to their families than people like David Grunwald, who was intentionally murdered and his killers went to great lengths to cover up the evidence. 

However, it would not be reasonable to punish Bashore, Gross and Ellis to the same extent as what I imagine Erick Almandinger and his friends will be facing, just as Demoski's actions deserve a harsher penalty since the ill-intent was there, regardless that no human lives were lost.