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Is the father even a citizen?
Hello ICE, I think I found one of those illegals 😏
A dangerous criminal too, the kind they promised they'd go after
Even when people kill by accident, they're usually charged with something!
Guess it's time for another accidental shooting, huh.
"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." WTF!!! It proves he pointed the gun at his daughter, which is a big fucking NO NO! Worse yet, the damn thing was locked and loaded. Fuck him, charge him with murder.
There's no excuse for it to not be murder, but the fact its not even manslaughter is a message.
This is just an excuse, dude murdered his daughter and is trying to blame it on the gun. Guns don't load themselves, and they don't magically go off...
Remember, guns don't kill people, people kill people
Exactly this. I was taught not to point a gun at anything I don't intend to destroy, even if I believe it not to be loaded.
Anything less than that is negligent manslaughter at the least if the gun 'goes off' 'by accident', because you should never be in that situation.
Lawless shithole country.
Texas is a shithole.
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.
*president
/s
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.
they really don't care, man. talk to some boomers sometimes they desperately need to be forced into retirement and group homes.
It's a small town. He's probably buddies with all the cops and DAs. That shit is super common.
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.
Unfortunately guns are extra-legal here. The law or the people in most US cities doesn't care if the shooting was supposedly accidental.
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?
At this point, it's a suicide really.
/J
Guns have more rights than women in this country.
Seems like women should be identifying with AR/15 as their pronouns
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.
Basically Reagan (when he was governor of California) vs the black Panthers
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.
guns don't kill people, women kill people.
she killed herself by arguing with a man.
/s
#choosethebear
Yep, sounds like the US to me.
Whoa, did he shoot her at a school!?!!?
In Texas shooting is ok as long as you can at least see a school from your front yard.
If he did, at least we know he's not a cop. They don't do anything involving school shootings.
Jesus H. Christ, hot damn.
Did you know that the H stands for Harold.
ie. Hark the Harold's angels sing
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!"
Ahhh, so "Honor killings" are now acceptable in the US.
Then he ought to be put down, for his daughter's honor.
The people that were on that jury are human fecal matter.
conservative mischief this.
That's because MURDER is PRO LIFE!
"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.
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.