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TIL that a man killed his daughter in Texas after arguing about Donald Trump. The local jury refused to indict him. He was immediatly released. (abc6onyourside.com)

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg1ex3w91no

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 47 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

"Unlawfully killed"

"Shot dead"

"Possible manslaughter"

It's MURDER.

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[–] HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 8 points 6 hours ago (1 child)

"Unlawfully killed" is some backbreaking doublespeak.

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 hours ago

Imagine a headline that reads "Health insurance company CEO unlawfully killed by a nearby armed pedestrian."

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[+] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world -12 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

How much did you actually read about the case?

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[–] FundMECFS@piefed.zip 12 points 6 hours ago (1 child)

The killer claims it accidentally went off.

Even so, this is the kind of thing you need a proper trial to determine culpability. “He said it was an accident” after they had gotten in a heated argument and he lead her away to the gun room. His testimony absolutely not be taken for truth. And even if it was an accident theres definitely a case there for reckless endangerment/manslaughter. So I think the outrage at this news is justified

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[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

You can't just load and chamber and fire a gun by fucking accident. Oh whoops the slide pulled back by accident, and I accidentally had my finger on the trigger, then I accidentally pulled all the way past the resistance of the firing pin. Nope. You murdered her.

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[–] kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

And even if you could somehow accidentally fire a gun, that's the definition of manslaughter anyway, so the guy is still guilty either way.

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[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 0 points 1 hour ago

You assume he didn't leave his weapons loaded. And that he hadn't modified them with a hair trigger, etc.

This is the type of person that has an entire gun room, not just a safe or two, an entire room dedicated to guns.

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 hours ago

Enough to know he pointed a loaded gun at his daughter with the safety off and pulled the trigger, incidentally just after having an argument with her about trump; and that the maga fascist jury of peers in bumfuck texas decided to acquit him without a trial because "it was an accident" is apparently a reasonable explanation to them...

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