Man who shot a British woman in Texas after 'arguing about Donald Trump' won’t face criminal charges. A grand jury declined to indict him. (www.bbc.com)
from Valnerion@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 12:12
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Jumbie@lemmy.zip on 14 Feb 12:35 next collapse

Shit headline. A trumper murdered his own daughter after an argument about Trump. He then claimed “accident.”

He got away with it.

EgoNo4@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 13:00 next collapse

Could someone please explain to me how the fuck do you kill someone, even if it’s manslaughter, and not get tried over it?

TheRealKuni@piefed.social on 14 Feb 13:22 next collapse

It was an honor killing because she spoke against the Dear Leader. That’s legal in Texas, haven’t you heard?

EgoNo4@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 13:24 next collapse

No, I’m serious, please eli5… Where I’m from, murder + suspect = a trial…

TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website on 14 Feb 13:52 next collapse

I think the grand jury rule it an accidental discharge (because it’s Texas) and it’s how you kill somebody without being held accountable

Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip on 14 Feb 14:42 next collapse

That would still qualify as manslaughter.

krashmo@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 15:57 next collapse

I’m a man and I’m not laughing.

You don’t have to say it, I was already leaving.

Tm12@lemmy.ca on 14 Feb 16:12 collapse

Took me too long but come back so I can tell you to get outta here.

arrow74@lemmy.zip on 14 Feb 18:25 collapse

If the prosecutor tries you for the wrong charge they’re usually not allowed to try again with a lesser charge

Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip on 14 Feb 21:27 collapse

They can if this never got past the grand jury.

arrow74@lemmy.zip on 14 Feb 22:26 collapse

It’s extremely uncommon for them to try, but Trump is normalizing it

otp@sh.itjust.works on 14 Feb 14:55 collapse

That’s insane. Sure, an accidental discharge is an accident. Whatever.

Pointing the gun in the direction that an accidental discharge would kill somebody is a guilty act.

And having the gun loaded should be, too.

SARGE@startrek.website on 14 Feb 13:54 collapse

For the same reason that half the MAGAts in government that we have crimes + named suspects with mountains of evidence, and still no trial.

The same reason donld Trump incited a crowd of people, on camera, to go try and overthrow the government on a cold January morning 6 years ago, and despite people dying and people being murdered in the attempt, the person we have on camera starting it is now the goddamn president instead of in a cell or pine box.

We have no justice system. It only ever existed for whichever out group is being targeted. The rich and influential don’t exist in those groups and instead of trying to hide that like they used to, nowadays they just openly flaunt it.

Zephorah@discuss.online on 14 Feb 15:29 next collapse

Since the Kirk shooting there has been a violent eruption of “we are done with you”, right to left. We are not to be discussed or argued with henceforth, only removed, by whatever means.

This is the rhetoric. Clearly, it is more than rhetoric.

Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works on 14 Feb 15:48 next collapse

Grand jury, not regular jury, which likely consists of rich white men that’s a holdover from Jim crow. Prosecutors who agree with the defendent and intentionally try for charges they know won’t stay. Texas.

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 19:43 next collapse

the lightest charge, wrongful death, is civil. not criminal

whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works on 14 Feb 21:55 collapse

Because it’s okay, he still has 2 more daughters 👍

blattrules@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 16:21 next collapse

Have they at least taken his guns away since he’s clearly not responsible enough to own them? Oh wait, I forgot it was Texas for a second.

AntiBullyRanger@ani.social on 14 Feb 18:00 next collapse

@Canconda@lemmy.ca these are the moderates&right wingers you’re dealing w/in 🇺🇲

🫡✌️

Doomsider@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 19:05 next collapse

Let’s see if I got this right. He gets into an argument with his daughter where he says he doesn’t care if Donald Trump were to rape her because he has two more daughters. There is obviously no coming back from thinking let alone saying such a thing.

The next day he downs a bottle of wine and invites his daughter to his room right before she leaves back to England. In the room he claims she says she wants to see his handgun. As he pulls it out of the drawer and it just happens to go off and also just happens to be aimed right at her.

Yeah, dude couldn’t let her live after what he had told her, it is pretty obvious. He tricks her to coming into his room where there is no witness and silences her forever.

victorz@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 20:40 next collapse

What is that title? “Man who shot British woman”?? Isn’t it a lot more interesting to say “Man who shot his own daughter”? Their relationship seems far more interesting and relevant to the situation than her country of origin, wtf is this journalism? Or am I missing something?

Snowclone@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 22:13 collapse

they gotta soften it SOMEHOW!

susi7802@sopuli.xyz on 14 Feb 20:55 next collapse

You couldn’t make this shit up

zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 14 Feb 21:55 next collapse

Mhm, an accident. You don’t accidentally:

  • load a gun
  • pick the gun up
  • disengage the safety
  • point the gun at a person
  • put the finger on the trigger

The trigger can be very sensitive and you can accidentally shoot a gun. After all other safety precautions have been purposefully violated

The justice system in the US is quite unjust.

corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca on 14 Feb 22:13 collapse

I’m surprised they didn’t return on “negligence causing death” or so. The bar is lower.

But he was a red-stater, so maybe that’s …okay, now?

corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca on 14 Feb 22:15 collapse

That guy’s neighbours need to chip-in for a billboard. Just with her face.

Okay. Maybe a “no justice no peace” in small print.