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To: Mr.Unique

They couldn’t charge him with murder because the medical examiner said the first shots against the perp, which were justified, had already killed him.

So how can you get charged with “aggravated battery” for shooting a corpse? They could have charged him with unlawful discharge, or desecrating a corpse, but battery can only be committed against a living person, so I expect he will get off for this if he gets a decent lawyer.


10 posted on 08/19/2021 4:37:56 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman
My thoughts, too.

Littering...maybe.

12 posted on 08/19/2021 4:41:25 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix circa 1984.)
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To: Boogieman

Yep. Reckless discharge of a firearm, abusing a corpse, but not aggravated battery.


24 posted on 08/19/2021 4:58:49 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (“Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty.” ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
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To: Boogieman

Desecration of a corpse?


40 posted on 08/19/2021 8:10:34 PM PDT by Kartographer
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