• EgoNo4@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Could someone please explain to me how the fuck do you kill someone, even if it’s manslaughter, and not get tried over it?

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      Grand jury, not regular jury, which likely consists of rich white men that’s a holdover from Jim crow. Prosecutors who agree with the defendent and intentionally try for charges they know won’t stay. Texas.

    • TheRealKuni@piefed.social
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      10 hours ago

      It was an honor killing because she spoke against the Dear Leader. That’s legal in Texas, haven’t you heard?

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      Since the Kirk shooting there has been a violent eruption of “we are done with you”, right to left. We are not to be discussed or argued with henceforth, only removed, by whatever means.

      This is the rhetoric. Clearly, it is more than rhetoric.

    • EgoNo4@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      No, I’m serious, please eli5… Where I’m from, murder + suspect = a trial…

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            5 hours ago

            If the prosecutor tries you for the wrong charge they’re usually not allowed to try again with a lesser charge

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            8 hours ago

            I’m a man and I’m not laughing.

            You don’t have to say it, I was already leaving.

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              8 hours ago

              Took me too long but come back so I can tell you to get outta here.

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          9 hours ago

          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.

      • Miles O'Brien@startrek.website
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        10 hours ago

        For the same reason that half the MAGAts in government that we have crimes + named suspects with mountains of evidence, and still no trial.

        The same reason donld Trump incited a crowd of people, on camera, to go try and overthrow the government on a cold January morning 6 years ago, and despite people dying and people being murdered in the attempt, the person we have on camera starting it is now the goddamn president instead of in a cell or pine box.

        We have no justice system. It only ever existed for whichever out group is being targeted. The rich and influential don’t exist in those groups and instead of trying to hide that like they used to, nowadays they just openly flaunt it.