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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Also in his testimony, he shot two warning shots, pulled the trigger again and it didn't fire, and I believe pulled the trigger multiple times and it didn't fire, so he believed that the weapon was empty and sage.
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When you were in the army if you did that and then pointed you gun at an instructor you think everything would be a-ok?
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The jury believed he acted reasonably and that when the gun fired it was an accident. I think that was generous considering you are always supposed to treat a gun as if loaded and never point it at anyone. I think they were generous because of the circumstances and that is where it gets messy. Most of the defenders of Stanley still cling to him defending his family etc, but that was never a justifiable defense for shooting. His only chance of being acquitted was the belief it was an accident.