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Originally Posted by NuclearFart
You're really pushing a false equivalency here by comparing this case to a bunch of friends playing with a gun while getting drunk.
Bad lawyering man.
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Those aren’t the facts in that case (as found by the sentencing judge). Accused was not impaired and was not “playing around”. He was checking the firearm to ensure that it was not loaded when it accidentally fired.
In any event, as I have stated numerous times, I am not saying the jury got it wrong. I am saying that in most cases a situation like this would result in a murder or manslaughter conviction. This is one of the rare exceptions. But this rarity explains the frustration and anger of people reacting to the verdict (especially viewed through then prism of current and past indigenous experiences in Canada). For some reason, this has proven to be a very controversial position in this thread.
Thanks for the lawyering tips though. Very valuable to me.