Hope they throw the book at him.
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Derek-Carlile-police-officer-shooting-death-trial-177890781.html
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Derek-Carlile-police-officer-shooting-death-trial-177890781.html
I hope he gets a harsher punishment than a civilian would.
He is trained in the law and should be held to a higher standard.
No. Laws should treat people equal.
No. Laws should treat people equal.
Hope they throw the book at him.
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Derek-Carlile-police-officer-shooting-death-trial-177890781.html
You raelly need to rethink you attitude...you (me and everyone here) do not really be held responsible for what someone else does with a weapon you own, that you did not authorize the use of it....think carefully, without emotion....
What is the difference between your young child taking you firearm without your authoriztion, and a local thug doing the same thing...????
So you want legal precident that if your weapon is stolen, and then used illegally, the owner of the firearm should be held responsible???? Really???> I don't. If someone, anyone, does something illegal with property I own...they should be held responsible. They were the person that conducted the illegal activity.
I know a lot of people do not see what I see here, but for many reasons I pray this officer is aquitted, not just for his good...but for our good. Where do you thing San Fran came up with the argument that if a pistol was not phyiscally on your person, it needed to be locked up???? (that question is being argued in court right now)
The other guy that let this happen just a few short days earlier by the Tacoma Mall was already convicted why did it take this long to charge A guy with A badge. Just asking?
Well to all who think things should be equal... don't forget had this guy been a serviceman he could be convicted twice both under state law and the UCMJ. If LEOs want to play GI Joe let them be held to a dual standard just like the military, let them be judged under the UCMJ. Birk would be behinds bars.
I'm not making an argument in this case, I'm stating my humble opinion on how I think it should be however flawed my thinking may or may not be.Ahh, the old military straw man argument. Let's see; you sign a contract to join the military in which the UCMJ is revealed to be the laws you must follow. Since he was not a serviceman and is a civilian LEO he gets the same laws, the same Constitution, the same due process as anyone else. actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea
IANAL under the law he made a foolish choice, but he did not perform an action that resulted in the death of the little boy( not true), if he is found guilty of manslaughter, then how is this different from a teenager who gets into your liquor cabinet and gives himself alcohol poisoning? .........
Link to Eric Vita's conviction? last I saw it is still a pending charge?