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To: VeniVidiVici
From the list of charges that I just heard the DA read regarding one of the officers, all of the charges sounded something like, "negligent homicide," "negligently operating a vehicle," "negligence in restraining a prisoner," etc.

This seems to correspond to another report which said that Gray died from a head or neck wound, the shape of which corresponded to an exposed bolt in the van.

Reading between the lines, it sounds to me that the DA is blaming the police for failing to restrain Gray properly. This would be more a case of negligence, not "homicide!," the word the DA used to lead off her press conference.

14 posted on 05/01/2015 11:17:05 AM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

No matter how this plays out....the mob wants a guilty verdict and will not be satisfied with anything less then what they want. So far the authorities have given them that.....Now it will play out the summer and give the black community center stage....which is what this is about.

This will also, and more importantly be the talking points for the Demorats.....the black vote was slipping....now they can talk and talk and talk about what they’re going to do for the black community...feeding their ears with the same empty promises they always make...


23 posted on 05/01/2015 11:24:22 AM PDT by caww
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
This would be more a case of negligence, not "homicide!," the word the DA used to lead off her press conference.

"Homicide" simply means the death of a person. It doesn't mean murder or manslaughter.

29 posted on 05/01/2015 11:44:37 AM PDT by Forgotten Amendments (Peace On Earth! Purity of Essence! McCain/Ripper 2016)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
>> This would be more a case of negligence, not "homicide" <<

I think maybe you meant to say "murder" -- not homicide, because homicide is simply the killing of a human being, whether intentional or unintentional, and whether justified or unjustified.

57 posted on 05/01/2015 12:42:05 PM PDT by Hawthorn
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
This would be more a case of negligence, not "homicide!,"

Those terms are not exclusive. At least here in California involuntary manslaughter includes gross and indifferent negligence. For example if someone fails to restrain their pitbulls and they kill someone, the owner can be charged with manslaughter.

82 posted on 05/01/2015 2:30:18 PM PDT by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!")
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