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In reply to the discussion: Architect In Diabetic Shock Beaten By Officers, Pepper Sprayed, and Repeatedly Tasered Before Dying [View all]The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)The action of these officers clearly demonstrates depraved indifference to the consequences of their actions, which is a legal standard for murder in many jurisdictions.
Beyond that, you seem to be under a mis-apprehension regarding the concept of premeditation: that can take place quite literally in the blink of an eye, meaning simply that the intent to achieve a certain effect by an act was formed before the act was carried out, whether weeks of seconds is immaterial. There is no immediately apparent evidence an intention to kill was formed, at none disclosed publicly so far, but it is abundantly clear that far more force was used than necessary, and that depraved indifference to the consequences of the force used was displayed by those employing it, and witnessing its employment by fellow officers.