Valnerion@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoMan 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-square58fedilinkarrow-up1494
arrow-up1494external-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 · edit-22 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareTribblesBestFriend@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·2 months agoI 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-up32·2 months agoThat would still qualify as manslaughter.
minus-squarekrashmo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoI’m a man and I’m not laughing. You don’t have to say it, I was already leaving.
minus-squareTm12@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoTook me too long but come back so I can tell you to get outta here.
minus-squarearrow74@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoIf the prosecutor tries you for the wrong charge they’re usually not allowed to try again with a lesser charge
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoThey can if this never got past the grand jury.
minus-squarearrow74@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIt’s extremely uncommon for them to try, but Trump is normalizing it
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 months agoThat’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.