cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/60243508
Archive article: https://archive.is/qskDf
A British woman was shot dead by her father last year after the pair had argued about President Donald Trump earlier that day. Lucy Harrison, 23, was fatally shot on Jan. 10, 2025 while visiting her father, Kris Harrison, in suburban Dallas at his home in Prosper, Texas. Harrison moved to the U.S. when Lucy was a child.
Prosper police originally investigated her death as a possible case of manslaughter, but a criminal case in Texas was not brought after a grand jury in Collin County opted not to indict him. Her death is being investigated in Cheshire Coroner’s Court in England.
Stand your ground is about removing the duty to retreat from an attacker if at all possible before defending yourself. It has nothing at all to do with, by his own admission, an accidental discharge. You’re right that it’s likely due to Texas being a backwards ass shit hole, but it’s not because of stand you ground, more likely they just had a bunch of MAGA asshats in the grand jury and they heard a Trumper shot a liberal and just decided to drop the case.
I know what stand your ground is, thank you… suppose the joke flew over your head there.