Yeah, being shot in the face as opposed to the back of the head kind of changes everything. Granted, if the shooter is black, they'll still probably go to jail because lolJustice.
Yeah, being shot in the face as opposed to the back of the head kind of changes everything. Granted, if the shooter is black, they'll still probably go to jail because lolJustice.
Would you say there's been a strong track record of black people getting shot, and their assailants "probably" going to jail because justice errs on their side?
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Read closer - I said the shooter was black, not the person who got shot. We know the chick that was killed is black, but we don't know anything about the shooter.
Similar to above, if the shooter is black, chances are they're going to jail regardless of whether or not it's a legitimate self-defense shooting. The courts are not fair to black people when they're going up against charges. It's too easy for prosecutors to tap into the latent racism of the jury, which almost always contains all (or mostly) white jurors.
Jesus, fuck, assumptions.
Call me back in when there's more information here.
Aim small, miss small. That, along with what ronin said. It is kind of hard to miss your target with a shotgun though. All you have to do is point it in the general direction of your intended target. Which makes me wonder how he(is the shooter even male?) only shot her in the head...
Shotguns don't have nearly the spread that the average person thinks they do. Larger than a single bullet from a handgun? Yes. But only by a factor of about 5-10 at ranges under 20 feet. Not to mention that's only with "shot" type ammunition. They could've been using slugs, which means no spread.
Can he use stand your ground law if he says the gun went off accidentally? If you are holding a gun and it accidentally goes off and kills someone can you be charged with something like manslaughter?
I'm of the opinion that he was within his legal rights to answer the door with a gun as long as the gun is registered. Accidentally killing the woman is his fault and he will be tried and found guilty of manslaughter. Unless Sherlock gets on the case and magics the answer up out of thin air, no one will ever prove intent.
How exactly do you accidentally fire a weapon at someones head.
I mean I know how, but really? Really?
bad trigger discipline
Well, if he was using a shotgun at close range then I assume he would have started with it pulled out when he opened the door.
We don't know that he opened the door even. So far we have the family's statement (which has at least 1 inaccuracy) and the police response, and essentially "we're investigating".
This isn't stand your ground, same as it wasn't the defense used in the Zimmerman case, it's a self defense argument. I can imagine how his story will go: Someone started loudly banging on his door at 3:40 am. He thought someone was trying to break into his house, grabbed his gun, and went to investigate as they continued to kick and bang on his door. He didn't have his porch lights on and couldn't see the person. He was startled and accidentally fired.The man told detectives he thought the girl was an intruder trying to break into his house at night and he accidentally discharged his shotgun, Lt James Serwatowski said.
Now feel free to translate that in anyway that's appropriate to "ZOMG, I blame the victim, it was totally her fault!"
Short answer: If he believed she was breaking and entering then he is automatically at risk of great bodily harm under Castle Doctrine. If he is at risk of great bodily harm and not actively committing a crime then he is defending himself under the Self-Defense Act. Burden of proof that he could not reasonably believe he was at risk of great bodily harm lies with the prosecution under Stand Your Ground. That would first require the prosecution to prove that he could not reasonably believe she was trying to break in, in order to nullify Castle Doctrine.
The underlying laws aren't long but I'll spoiler them:
Michigan's Stand Your Grand Act
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Self-Defense Act Section 2 with provisions for nonlethal force removed since this is obviously lethal force
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Michigan "Castle Doctrine" Bill 1046
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Can we change the timeout avatar. It encourages violence.
i think he got banned for being a faggy jew