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[โ€“] PuddleOfKittens@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If the govt claims that nobody is hiding behind the curtain, then the govt cannot claim that shooting the curtain is attempted murder.

[โ€“] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If the person believed that there was someone behind it, and fired a gun at it with intent to kill, it's attempted murder.