Valnerion@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-212 hours 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-square43fedilinkarrow-up1341arrow-down112
arrow-up1329arrow-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-212 hours agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareTribblesBestFriend@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·10 hours 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-up28·9 hours agoThat would still qualify as manslaughter.
minus-squarearrow74@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 hours 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-up2·2 hours agoThey can if this never got past the grand jury.
minus-squarearrow74@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoIt’s extremely uncommon for them to try, but Trump is normalizing it
minus-squarekrashmo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·8 hours agoI’m a man and I’m not laughing. You don’t have to say it, I was already leaving.
minus-squareTm12@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 hours agoTook me too long but come back so I can tell you to get outta here.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·9 hours 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.
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
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.
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.