[kiryandil]

So, what you're saying is that most likely, The Crown is keeping the brother's mouth shut under threat of prosecution for his brother's murder, even though an agent of The Crown murdered his brother.

Neat trick, that.

The eighteenth century English would be laughing at the jest that is the implosion of the rebels' "justice system".

[wideawake]

Your rhetoric is silly.

The people of OK elected the legislature that wrote these statutes.

The only crown involved in this story is the Crown Royal whiskey this genius admits they were guzzling before they angrily confronted men who were trying to prevent them from drowning.

If you do something violent and stupid, like attack an armed man who has not lifted a finger against you, you should be liable for the results of the chaos you put in motion.

Under what possible interpretation of the law or the facts were either of these drunks entitled to tackle a man who hadn't laid a hand on them? Because they were in a bad mood?