Related cases where the, non-cop, parents were charged:
Father charged in daughter's accidental shooting death http://www.wthr.com/story/8285603/father-charged-in-daughters-accidental-shooting-death?redirected=true
Father Charged In Son's Accidental Shooting Death http://www.wlwt.com/news/20239336/detail.html
Father charged in 3-year-old son's accidental shooting http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_north_pinellas/clearwater/father-charged-in-3-year-old-son%27s-accidental-shooting
Antioch father charged in toddler's accidental killing http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17285062?nclick_check=1
Father charged in accidental shooting of 20-month-old http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/7628666/
We can’t poosibly ALL be expected to follow the same rules.(sarc)
And I agree the double standard is repulsive and un-American.
But you didn't really expect a law enforcer to be charged in any innocent's death,did you?
Funny how all the people crying "the family will be punished enough by the child's death" don't have the same view if Joe Sixpack's kid dies!
You didn’t get the memo? It is LE’s job to enforce the law, but not necessarily obey the law.
It is your job to obey the law, and pay all associated costs, benefits, and pensions at 20 years.
In reality why aren’t the standards for LE and other public servants much more stringent and higher than average citizens who pay the freight?
This is one of the purposes of a jury of peers.
don’t look now,,, but clearwater and cincinnati are in different states. And as for the infantile desire to criminalize every tragic accident,, grow up. Cop or not,,, some parents should be prosecuted,, such as the ones who were drunk, were engaged in horseplay, etc. But everytime a kid does this,,, the answer isn’t always a parent rotting in prison. The guy has another kid,,, its senseless to compound the tragedy to placate the self righteous.
For most of this country’s history,,, people knew these events were properly viewed as accidents. You very rarely hear of repeat offenders after such a tragedy. They’ll suffer more than enough if that helps you feel better.
Typical LEO idiot.
HE was at work at the time of the shooting.
SHE was at home. Why hasn’t she been charged?
It would be interesting to find a compilation of some of the stats behind on charged vs. uncharged. Just playing devil’s advocate, I Googled “no charges, child shooting” and found these on the first page:
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread592498/pg1
http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/115814/No-charges-will-be-filed-in-Pa—child-shooting.html?isap=1&nav=757
http://www.wbtv.com/global/story.asp?s=11799263
http://www.jdnews.com/articles/beaufort-80272-charges-child.html
I was raised in a family of hunters. It would have been more unusual for my parents to lock a gun up than to leave it on a table, in a drawer, or propped in a corner. But we were all taught to NEVER touch one unless given permission.
That said, if one of us had disobeyed and the unthinkable happened, my parents would have considered that worse than any punishment the law might have decided to dish out. I’m sure most parents - cops or civilian - would feel the same way.
You don’t know the facts here. You don’t know what sort of actus rea and mens rea the prosecutor had to prove. Moreover, there are many occasions when non-leos are not charged in cases like this. The prosecutor sometimes decides that the parent has suffered enough. LEO or not.
I find it hilarious that you are taking this tantrum when you know nothing about the details of the case.
How are you different from any liberal? You seem to want the law applied a certain way because of who it is going to be applied against. Facts mean nothing apparently.
IMHO, absent cause to believe that someone behaved in a criminal manner, an accident should be just that: an accident. No matter what you do for a living.