[.38sw]

This is an update of an article I posted last week. The jury was split 6-6.

[.38sw]

The original article is here: Accidental Death Suit Goes to Jury.

[pabianice]

Hard to believe that half of the Berkeley community isn't nuts.

[MosesKnows]

Alameda County Superior Court Judge Gordon Baranco declared the mistrial after jurors said they were split 6-6 after four days of deliberations.

That confirms that as a minimum, Alameda county has six citizens who are fools.

[MarkL]

The only question that needs to be asked are:

1) Did Berretta load the firearm?
2) Did Berretta point the weapon at the child who was killed?
3) Did Berretta pull the trigger on the weapon while it was pointed at the child who died.

If all 3 of these occurred, then Berretta would be responsible.

If the person who fired the weapon pulled the trigger, then it was NOT an accidental shooting. An accident occurs when something unexpected happens that is not your fault... If you pull the trigger, you should expect that the gun will fire. If you didn't know it was loaded, that's your problem.

Mark

[SteveH]

Berkeley *bang

[Indrid Cold]

"But attorneys for Beretta said the gun did in fact have adequate safety measures and charged that the parents of Michael Soe, the neighbor boy who accidentally shot and killed Kenzo Dix, were the ones most responsible for the incident because they left the gun loaded and unlocked."

Which is in itself a felony. Are these people being prosecuted?

[Lancey Howard]

The jury was split 6-6.

That's the scary part.
How do these scumbag lawyers find 6, count 'em 6, OJ jurors who can rule that a manufacturer is responsible for the accidental misuse of its product? A 6-6 split? Whew....!

[mansion]

Split 6/6? That's too close...