[Gay State Conservative]

If she intended to kill this guy then yes,it could be seen as being among the worst.But if she did,*in fact*,accidentally enter the wrong apartment and then panicked when she found an "intruder" in the apartment then this isn't much different than a guy getting drunk,starting his car and killing a pedestrian.

Meaning yes,she should do time...quite a bit of time.But this probably isn't true "first degree murder"...or anything substantially similar.

[dinodino]

Bullshit. If this cop entered your house and shot your child, would you feel the same? She should hang.

[Blue House Sue]

“But if she did,*in fact*,accidentally enter the wrong apartment...”

Hang on,

You mean we now have accidental breaking and entering?

[Rashputin]

Unless there's some proof she already knew the victim in which case 1st degree murder is a possibility, it's still 2nd degree murder, NOT manslaughter. You can bet your bottom dollar that if she wasn't a police officer they'd have charged her with 2nd degree murder because it fits the definition to a 'T'.

Scond-degree murder is ordinarily defined as: 1) an intentional killing that is not premeditated or planned, nor committed in a reasonable "heat of passion"; or 2) a killing caused by dangerous conduct and the offender's obvious lack of concern for human life.

Note : as a trained police officer she can't claim "heat of passion" unless there is some sort of relationship, prior or ongoing, to the victim that we don't yet know about.

[jiggyboy]

this isn't much different than a guy getting drunk,starting his car and killing a pedestrian.

Nonsense. A drunk doesn't start his car and think, "now I'm going to kill a pedestrian." That was the only thing on her mind when she pulled her gun. Shoot that guy dead.