Tara ,'Get It Done'
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he did murder someone. that is a fact. the issue is whether he felt threatened at the time - from a legal perspective.
Morally, he is done. Nothing he can say at this point will suffice. The issue now is whether he will lose his freedom, and a more minor concern, if he will be giving the deed to his house to the victim's family.
Even if it wasn't a hate crime (which it was), it was still murder. The man should be arrested and tried for first-degree murder, regardless of his ethnicity, or his racism or lack thereof.
How could Z. have been threatened? He was in an SUV with a gun, on the phone with 911 telling him not to engage. The boy was on foot and unarmed. This is premeditated murder.
ita !, can your repost the specs...stufff so I can show Dan? I've been looking for 15 minutes and I can't find your post.
Also, I would like to kick your resident in the shin. Several times. With steel-toes boots on.
Press...the one place I didn't look.
No, D says we don't need a switch. But he says thank you!
bt, I hope you don't mind but I'm posting it to COMMA. Ryan is way too cute. I wish we could bottle up some of his adorableness and send it out to A) everyone who is hurting because it will make them happy even if it is just a fleeting moment, and 2) every assjangle on the planet because it should make their hearts grow three sizes like the Grinch's - and it'll fix their ass-jangliness.
bt, I hope you don't mind but I'm posting it to COMMA. Ryan is way too cute.
His first COMM! I'm very proud.
T-N C specifically pointed out that it is less important what was in his heart than what he did.
actually, his state of mind can be crucial in escalating a charge from manslaughter to murder, or from an assault to a hate crime. There is also a common law concept called "imperfect self defense", which means that the defendant was truly afraid and acted in self defense, but a "reasonable man" would not have been afraid in those circumstances. I'm not sure that it could be used here, though.
Either way, he should have been brought in for questioning, because no matter what else, he shot an unarmed man in the street.
But letting everyone have guns will make everyone safer!