Midnight@slrpnk.net to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoBar owner is arrested after St. Louis police officer crashes into his businesswww.seattletimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down15 cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkBar owner is arrested after St. Louis police officer crashes into his businesswww.seattletimes.comMidnight@slrpnk.net to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square25fedilink cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
minus-squareLufyCZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down8·11 months agoSo if I decide to crash into a tree, do I get charged with attempted murder? Even in cases of reckless driving, the charge is manslaughter, proving murder is gonna be hard unless there’s evidence of premeditation
minus-squarenuez_jr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·11 months agoCrashing into a tree would be charged as treeson.
minus-squareNeato@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoDeciding to crash into a person is attempted murder. People live in houses.
minus-squareLufyCZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·11 months agoThey crashed into a place of business (as said in the article) at 1230am. No people are around shops at that time. Your argument would never stand in court.
minus-squareMotoAsh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoIs that why the owner and others were still in the building? You’re literally making shit up that doesn’t even apply here.
So if I decide to crash into a tree, do I get charged with attempted murder?
Even in cases of reckless driving, the charge is manslaughter, proving murder is gonna be hard unless there’s evidence of premeditation
Crashing into a tree would be charged as treeson.
Do we have a /c/treelaw yet?
Deciding to crash into a person is attempted murder. People live in houses.
They crashed into a place of business (as said in the article) at 1230am. No people are around shops at that time.
Your argument would never stand in court.
Is that why the owner and others were still in the building? You’re literally making shit up that doesn’t even apply here.