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-up1342arrow-down112
arrow-up1330arrow-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-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.
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.