Valnerion@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前Man who shot a British woman in Texas after 'arguing about Donald Trump' won’t face criminal charges. A grand jury declined to indict him.www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1492arrow-down115
arrow-up1477arrow-down1external-linkMan who shot a British woman in Texas after 'arguing about Donald Trump' won’t face criminal charges. A grand jury declined to indict him.www.bbc.comValnerion@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前message-square58linkfedilink
minus-squareTribblesBestFriend@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·3 个月前I think the grand jury rule it an accidental discharge (because it’s Texas) and it’s how you kill somebody without being held accountable
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·3 个月前That would still qualify as manslaughter.
minus-squarekrashmo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·3 个月前I’m a man and I’m not laughing. You don’t have to say it, I was already leaving.
minus-squareTm12@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 个月前Took me too long but come back so I can tell you to get outta here.
minus-squarearrow74@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 个月前If the prosecutor tries you for the wrong charge they’re usually not allowed to try again with a lesser charge
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 个月前They can if this never got past the grand jury.
minus-squarearrow74@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 个月前It’s extremely uncommon for them to try, but Trump is normalizing it
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·3 个月前That’s insane. Sure, an accidental discharge is an accident. Whatever. Pointing the gun in the direction that an accidental discharge would kill somebody is a guilty act. And having the gun loaded should be, too.
I think the grand jury rule it an accidental discharge (because it’s Texas) and it’s how you kill somebody without being held accountable
That would still qualify as manslaughter.
I’m a man and I’m not laughing.
You don’t have to say it, I was already leaving.
Took me too long but come back so I can tell you to get outta here.
If the prosecutor tries you for the wrong charge they’re usually not allowed to try again with a lesser charge
They can if this never got past the grand jury.
It’s extremely uncommon for them to try, but Trump is normalizing it
That’s insane. Sure, an accidental discharge is an accident. Whatever.
Pointing the gun in the direction that an accidental discharge would kill somebody is a guilty act.
And having the gun loaded should be, too.