• LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 days ago

    People in a field shoot without reguard to what’s in the direction of the bullets they are firing. Kids flee, a coach is shot and someone thought they should blame the baseball field builders lol. Mate if you fire a gun and there is any reasonable belief that bullet can strike something other than your target, you should be charged with shooting at that object.

    To me that means attempting to kill that coach/kids.

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      4 days ago

      Sounds like they are getting charged

      The Waller County Sheriff’s Office said it was now pursuing dangerous conduct charges against three people suspected of firing off guns nearby.

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        “Dangerous conduct”. wtf, I hope that’s a felony, but it really sounds like slap in a wrist like crossing the street not in the crosswalk

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          Sometimes prosecutors who want to charge someone with multiple charges pick the easiest one to get an indictment on first. That lets them hold the guy / force him to post bail while they work on other charges.

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            2 days ago

            All too often the only justice in the us is a personal injury lawsuit, so hopefully it makes that an open-shut case