Valnerion@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days 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-square44fedilinkarrow-up1441arrow-down113
arrow-up1428arrow-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 · edit-22 days agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareTribblesBestFriend@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·2 days 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-up29·2 days agoThat would still qualify as manslaughter.
minus-squarekrashmo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·1 day agoI’m a man and I’m not laughing. You don’t have to say it, I was already leaving.
minus-squareTm12@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoTook me too long but come back so I can tell you to get outta here.
minus-squarearrow74@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day 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-up6·1 day agoThey can if this never got past the grand jury.
minus-squarearrow74@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoIt’s extremely uncommon for them to try, but Trump is normalizing it
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 day 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.