Not enough information here to jump to such a conclusion.
If the mom was physically struggling with an armed cop and the gun "went off," I think you'd be absolutely right. In fact, in some states I think mom could be charged with first degree murder.
If she and the cop were involved in a verbal altercation and the gun "went off," the cop should at minimum be charged with manslaughter.
SWAT team.
One in the morning.
Flash bangs through the window.
Kids on the couch.
I’d say the team owns this one.
Technically yeah how she reacted would have been like anyone else would have reacted dealing with any intruders.
There is absolutely no trust between police officers and civilians.
Hmmm I would point out that it still sounds like it wasn’t just the cops to blame.
If the mom was physically struggling with an armed cop and the gun "went off," I think you'd be absolutely right. In fact, in some states I think mom could be charged with first degree murder.
If she and the cop were involved in a verbal altercation and the gun "went off," the cop should at minimum be charged with manslaughter.
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Your post makes sense. It appears that the use of "went off" rather than "fired" is intended to avoid premature allocation of responsibility.