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43. The legal theory definitely supports that

Tue Nov 16, 2021, 07:16 PM

Nov 2021

The practical problem is that it was such a large crowd that finding an individual to pin it on is difficult, and charging hundreds of people with murder for the death of one person (or even a few) is a hard sell even for a dedicated prosecution. The cop who shot Ashli has been exonerated though, just as these may be.

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The Police Fatally Shot a Young Girl. Two Teenagers Are Charged With Murder. [View all] Nevilledog Nov 2021 OP

What a clusterfuck. K&R. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #1

I am glad the two are being charged with murder. That's pretty standard. jimfields33 Nov 2021 #7

I know, and I'm not. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #9

How is her death being accounted for, Jay25 Nov 2021 #22

WTF? No! LymphocyteLover Nov 2021 #26

It's the law. Always has been. Some probably don't like it, but it's standard. jimfields33 Nov 2021 #31

it's more complicated than that and even if it's the law, it doesn't mean the law is being LymphocyteLover Nov 2021 #40

You are dead wrong. Tommymac Nov 2021 #32

I keep reading this thread and most agree with me. jimfields33 Nov 2021 #33

Do you watch Fox news or OAN? Tommymac Nov 2021 #36

You appear not to understand the meaning of the word "most". 11 Bravo Nov 2021 #45

Aren't police even taught to make sure of what they are shooting at? tblue37 Nov 2021 #2

The likelihood of mistakes being made increase when under fire. Kaleva Nov 2021 #37

Bullets pass through cars, unless they hit the engine block or transmission at the right point. TheBlackAdder Nov 2021 #3

It's been my personal experience and observation... hunter Nov 2021 #4

If the two jerks weren't firing their guns then the police wouldn't even be there. jimfields33 Nov 2021 #8

In what way are those boys responsible for that girl being killed? Beaverhausen Nov 2021 #10

Read the first three line of the article jimfields33 Nov 2021 #14

They did not kill the girl, period. lonely bird Nov 2021 #17

Agreed. When a group is given special privilege MarcA Nov 2021 #18

Yes, exactly LymphocyteLover Nov 2021 #27

This line: three police officers...who began firing toward a car they mistakenly believed was the... Beaverhausen Nov 2021 #20

Any cop who uses their gun in a reckless manner should be sacked... hunter Nov 2021 #15

+1 MustLoveBeagles Nov 2021 #16

"they mistakenly believed was the source of the gunshots" WTAF ?!!? This is why even the "good ... uponit7771 Nov 2021 #5

So they shot at a car.... NowISeetheLight Nov 2021 #6

Stretching the definition of "felony murder" to the breaking point. malthaussen Nov 2021 #11

This is pretty much the law everywhere ripcord Nov 2021 #12

yup, this is 'Felony Murder' and not that unusual Amishman Nov 2021 #25

You forgot about unless there is an intervening Solomon Nov 2021 #29

+++++ Jay25 Nov 2021 #35

A few years back, two teenage punks tried to rob a Sonic Drive-in here. panader0 Nov 2021 #13

That sounds fucked up to me. TheRealNorth Nov 2021 #19

The article mentions a case in Phoenix that sounds even worse muriel_volestrangler Nov 2021 #21

Oh,what a beautiful child!!!! DAMN secondwind Nov 2021 #23

While it sometimes results in fucked up situations like this, it's standard localroger Nov 2021 #24

You left a hole i could drive a truck through. Solomon Nov 2021 #30

Well I didn't leave that hole localroger Nov 2021 #42

It doesn't say in the article, but they were also charged with 5 counts of attempted murder OnlinePoker Nov 2021 #28

Wow cops were shooting wildly Demovictory9 Nov 2021 #39

This is a goddamn tragedy. :/ poor sweetheart. RIP, Fanta Bility. n/t Decoy of Fenris Nov 2021 #34

Police continue to lower themselves. LiberalFighter Nov 2021 #38

If this law was applied evenly.... TheRealNorth Nov 2021 #41

The legal theory definitely supports that localroger Nov 2021 #43

Just add the charge to anyone that they are charging for other reasons. marie999 Nov 2021 #44