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[–] Triumph@fedia.io 63 points 56 minutes ago (1 children)

"As I lifted the gun to show her I suddenly heard a loud bang," Kris allegedly said. "I did not understand what had happened. Lucy immediately fell."

Bullshit. This means he took a loaded gun, failed to clear it, put the barrel in the direction of a person, and pulled the trigger. Guns don't just "go off". All while having admitted to relapsing on alcohol. I count four mistakes there, where any one of them not having been made would have prevented this incident.

It's almost like you'd have to intend to make that series of mistakes.

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world 3 points 15 minutes ago* (last edited 15 minutes ago)

So, fun fact: Alexander Hamilton may have killed himself.

He supplied the dueling pistols for the duel with Burr, and a few things about them.

  • He had them custom made with a larger, more deadly bore.

  • He had modified the trigger to require a much lighter pull than most pistols would have required.

  • The musical (of incredibly dubious historical value) even makes note of this, he was seen fiddling with the trigger prior to the duel, and selected his pistol first.

Accounts on Hamilton firing in to the air differ, but what is consistent are accounts of Burr seeming pretty shocked when his gun went off. Accounts also pretty universally indicate that he tried to rush to Hamilton after he'd been shot to lend aid before being escorted away.

Anyway, that's not at all meant to refute your claim. Guns generally don't just "go off".

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 91 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Literally sharia law honor killings.

We have lost texas

[–] Blibly@lemmy.world 10 points 26 minutes ago

They don't see sharia law as evil or unjust, they see it as competition to their own authoritarianism. Right idea, wrong religion (barely lol)

As I say, the love they have for even their own children is entirely conditional. They will make you the enemy and kill you at a moment's notice. If you have MAGA in your family, kick them out of what they can come to. Ostracization from family and society is the only nice thing we can do against them.

[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 6 points 32 minutes ago

I'd rather KILL my OWN DAUGHTER then to say Trump is WRONG!

-LITERALLY Republicans!

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 13 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I hope they were immediately released if you can't get an indictment. The reason they couldn't get an indictment is because the prosecutor didn't really want one. Grand juries only really hear what the prosecutor wants to tell them. That's why it's said you can get an indictment on a ham sandwich. If the prosecutor just said "he shot her after an argument" with no exculpatory evidence he would've gotten an indictment and that would've been okay and cool with the US supreme Court.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 14 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (4 children)

Coroners don't determine whether a death is lawful or not...

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 38 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Family members were in tears during the hearing at Cheshire Coroner's Court as Coroner Jacqueline Devonish announced that she found Lucy Harrison died due to unlawful killing on the grounds of gross negligence manslaughter.

The coroner said: "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.

"I find these actions to be reckless."

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 23 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Yeah, still. Coroner determines cause of death and manner of death. Not what the charges are.

[–] DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 minutes ago

This is a statement from a court case though.

When called to court to testify coroners do absolutely give their opinion about the deaths.

Also reminds me of Gary Webb's coronor saying there is a "distinct possibility" that someone could shoot themselves twice in the head. And he wasn't even in court

[–] 6_electrons@piefed.social 1 points 32 minutes ago

I don't understand what this is intended to prove?

Coroners can have opinions but @village604@adultswim.fan is correct they don't determine whether its lawful or not.. that is literally the point of the court case.

[–] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

This kind of thing tends to work completely differently depending upon municipality, county, and state.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 17 minutes ago

And in Texas the coroner doesn't. They determine cause of death.

A DA or jury determines lawfulness.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 4 points 46 minutes ago

Words mean different things in different contexts. A legal finding is different than a coroner's findings and a corpnor's opinion is different than a judges legal opinion. A coroner saying something is unlawful is different than a judge saying something is unlawful.

[–] gastroglizzy@piefed.social 2 points 36 minutes ago (1 children)

They kinda do. There are five possible causes of death: homicide, suicide, accidental, natural causes, and unknown. All deaths not determined to be accidental or natural require a police investigation.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 19 minutes ago

That still isn't a determination of lawfulness. Homicide just means a person killed a person.

The DA or jury determines lawfulness.

[–] Reygle@lemmy.world 1 points 5 minutes ago

"Honor" killings: now in American flavor, 100% idiotic MAGAt approved!

[–] DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 minutes ago

He doesn't even have any remorse for this you can tell by his statement.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 1 points 14 minutes ago

It's pretty clear he deserves prison

[–] Hux@lemmy.ml 3 points 54 minutes ago