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SSJBKK20Vegito posted...

Right... that's why it's not murder.

That's also EXACTLY why it's negligent homicide....

He wasn't trying to kill her, but his bad decisions are the direct cause of it.

I'm not disagreeing, but negligent homicide seems to often go overlooked. I mean how often do you hear of a toddler getting a hold of a gun, and shooting themselves? It's negligent to leave a gun laying around with toddlers in the house (especially loaded).but often parents won't be charged. Or when someone mistakes a person for a deer (because I know when I see my neighbors down the street, I think "What's that deer doing over there?") Or when someone shoots their own kid while cleaning their gun. Or heck when a drunk driver plows into 4 people and kills them (The Ethan Couch case still boils my blood)

I'm not sure exactly why, but it might have to do with how the prosecution presented the case. Or any other number of factors. State laws, etc...

It's hard to say without all the facts of the case to be honest, and without knowing what the prosecution presented. I think a lot of people want to look at this case as "He's an illegal immigrant!" But that's not really the right way to go about it. Him being legal or illegal isn't really pertinent. Either way, he should be charged with negligent homicide. I mean if he was just a homeless man who had committed the same other crimes in the past, it wouldn't really make his actions any better.
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