I don’t really see any difference between a migrant on your property and any other human being. If it’s fair game to shoot migrants, it should be fair game to shoot the Christian fundamentalists and Mormons knocking on my door.
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Exactly, how did he supposedly identify them as migrants without talking to them?
"His case has garnered the sympathy of some on the political right, with several efforts raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for his defense"
I hate this country.
Also, I'm really puzzled that this walking maga stereotype used a Russian weapon to attempt to murder an entire group of brown people. You'd think a guy like this would consider that "commie" shit. These types make as much sense as religious nuts.
Wow. Just.. wow
American Conservatives love Russia. It's exactly the brand of Dictatorship they want.
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They should try the Nitrogen mask on him.
If someone shows complete lack of empathy and kills other humans like this, why should we have empathy for him?
Because everyone deserves forgiveness?
All he has to do is cry some Rittenhouse tears.
I’m not American so I’d appreciate if someone could explain what’s wrong (legally, not morally) in this situation? From what I understand you’re free to shoot trespassers on your property, isn’t that what the whole “muh freedom” culture about?
From what I understand you’re free to shoot trespassers on your property, isn’t that what the whole “muh freedom” culture about?
Castle doctrine applies to people trespassing inside of your home, not just anyone on your land. We just had a guy get life in prison for opening fire on college students who drove up his rural driveway when they had the wrong address.
If they let this guy get away with what he did, it's actually a pretty scary precident for all of us.
You should read the article.
I think he's lying, but the defense's claim is that the group the man was in posed a credible threat, as an armed group.
Of course, his victim didn't have any weapons, so gl with that one buddy. We don't have the full picture but that's a pretty damning detail by itself.
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Typically deadly force can only be used if you think your life or safety is threatened, the police will still investigate the shooting and if they think your life or safety might not have been in jeopardy you'll end up in court hoping to justify your actions to a judge and jury.
You can't just shoot anyone on your property as some people will have legitimate reasons to be there. As the other person said, your life has to be in danger.
Some states have expanded this to cover public property as well ("stand your ground") while many others give you a duty to retreat before you're justified in killing someone.
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