There's a former police officer in Minneapolis heading for prison because he panicked and shot an unarmed woman. There was no criminal intent in that case, should the police officer had gotten off without charges?
Of course not. In both cases, cops were trigger happy and negligent. And let me be clear, when I say "no crime" I mean no crime of "murder". The crime was negligent or reckless homicide. In both cases.
Did the Minneapolis police officer get convicted of murder or manslaughter?
Never mind. Looked it up myself.
Noor was convicted of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
As if that makes any sense. How do you get convicted on two different charges for the exact same offense?
Should have been manslaughter or reckless homicide. Shouldn't be two different charges. Should be one single charge, and that should be manslaughter or some variation thereof.