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Oscar says..I accidentally discharged my gun 4 times - GF dead .. accident !!

Fallschirjmäger

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Someone once said something about once being happenstance, twice is coincidence, and three times is enemy action. I don't think they said what four times was.


*Often credited to Ian Fleming, the author of James Bond.
 
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1245A Defender said:
If you were on the jury..

Would you vote,,, NOT Guilty???
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That all depends on what he's being charged with. But it seems ABC news is following the modern trend in journalism in which you give as little pertinent information as possible, so the story doesn't tell us what he's been charged with.

If he's being charged with murder, absolutely not. The article makes no mention of motive. Murder requires mens rea, and from what the article is telling me there is none (but again, this just could be bad journalism and left out). A murder conviction requires a guilty verdict without any doubt. From what I'm reading in the story there is lots of doubt.

If he's being charged with manslaughter, absolutely. He broke one of the rules: always be aware of your target and what is behind it. He broke that rule, acted recklessly, fired through a door, and got his girlfriend killed in the process.
 
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SovereignAxe said:
That all depends on what he's being charged with. But it seems ABC news is following the modern trend in journalism in which you give as little pertinent information as possible, so the story doesn't tell us what he's been charged with.

If he's being charged with murder, absolutely not. The article makes no mention of motive. Murder requires mens rea, and from what the article is telling me there is none (but again, this just could be bad journalism and left out). A murder conviction requires a guilty verdict without any doubt. From what I'm reading in the story there is lots of doubt.

If he's being charged with manslaughter, absolutely. He broke one of the rules: always be aware of your target and what is behind it. He broke that rule, acted recklessly, fired through a door, and got his girlfriend killed in the process.
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Good post. Did quite see it that way, thanks.

I love the use of common law requirements, some would say doesn't apply anymore.
 
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