• Insekticus@aussie.zone
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    2 hours ago

    Well, at least all the Texan children of MAGAts know they can “accidentally” kill their piece of shit Trumpanzee parents without going to prison now there is a precedent.

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    Okay, but, even ruled an accident, why is this guy not up for manslaughter charges? Do I grossly misunderstand what manslaughter is?

    This is definitely some smoking gun tier bullshit, but even given every benefit of the doubt in the world, the negligence has to be criminal.

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    Supposedly an accidental shooting according to the article.

    But sounds fishy to me, and yes, he should be in prison whether it was accidental or not. It was either a death due to deadly negligence or he’s lying and murdered her, both of which should merit jail time.

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      No, no, you don’t get it - he’s admitted that he was under the influence of alcohol while handling the weapon (which he was showing off to his famously anti-gun daughter in the basement into which she was not allowed prior), so it means he’s off the hook, it was basically an act of God! After all, how can we expect to punish people for what they’re doing while drunk, right?

    • Glide@lemmy.ca
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      I’ve been rewatching Bojack Horseman, and there’s an episode where Diane convinces the state to pass common-sense gun legislation by making it “in” for women to carry guns. The eventually leads to the line, “I can’t believe this country hates women more than it loves guns,” to which the character with her replies, “really?”

      I think that moment is, unfortunately, rather poignant.

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        Almost, she becomes a fan of guns after trying one and then women across the country all get guns to protect themselves from men. Men freak out and ban all guns in the US. But still one of my favorite lines.

  • D_C@sh.itjust.works
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    Abort a dead baby? “That’s a life sentence, you filthy murdering bitch!”

    Shoot daughter for Donvict Drumpf? “There’s not enough evidence to prove it was murder. We are just going to let him get away with it!”

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      Well, if somebody threatens you, you should probably do something about that. As Megan and Kelly of The Devil Said Jump sings in “make me buy a gun” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVk4I_htWE

      [Chorus]
      These motherfuckers are gonna make me buy a gun
      I’m done with stressin’
      Get my Smith and Wesson, on God

      [Verse 1]
      They come for my rights
      ‘Cause they can’t take my light
      And they hate me for shining so bright
      They come with their anger
      But darlin’, they ain’t never met mine

      [Verse 2]
      They’re sorely mistaken if they thought
      I’d lay down and die
      Damn cowards had better come right for
      The fight of their lives

      [Chorus]
      ‘Cause these motherfuckers are gonna make me buy a gun
      Sore losers restarted a fight
      That we’ve already won

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          Yes, I once bought a vehicle from a little old lady who never used it. Pretti had the background to expect lawful and reasonable behavior from the authorities. What Pretti then experienced was all but that. Now people should know better.

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    “To shoot her through the chest whilst she was standing would have required him to have been pointing the gun at his daughter, without checking for bullets, and pulling the trigger,” the coroner said. “I find these actions to be reckless.”

    Whoopsies! I usually make sure not to pull the trigger when casually pointing a loaded gun at a family member’s chest. But that’s just me being overly cautious.

    • PhoenixDog@lemmy.world
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      I just accidentally beat my daughter to death. The bat just went off on it’s own. I was just showing her the bat then all of a sudden she was bludgeoned to death. I have no idea what happened!

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      I am baffled at how this doesn’t constitute premeditated murder. They had some argument and then guy’s like “know what? I know what I’m gonna do.” And did it. What freaking horror.

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      Well glocks don’t have safeties and require you to pull the trigger to disassemble. Negligent discharges when trying to show them off to people absolutely do happen, and with how you have to hold the gun to take it apart the “don’t point at anything you don’t wish to shoot” rule gets overlooked a lot.

      They’re the default “modern” handgun but I’ve always said they are a terrible design.

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    My hope is that he will feel tremendous guilt for the rest of his life, and that his rationalizations might fool others, but never him.