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Originally Posted by jayswin
This is purely emotional on your part and so absurdly beyond what should happen in a first world country (I think Florida is the only place that has something along these lines).
To properly empathize with other human beings in a position/charge/sentence that we often think up and blurt out when we're mad, you need to think about your own kids or family/close friends. This isn't foolproof as we tend to bend too far to leniency, but just be reasonable and try it.
1. Would you be upset but understanding if your son fired a bullet at someone and almost killed them, and was charged with attempted murder?
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understanding of the charge or understanding of his action? I guess I'm still to close to this whole thing with gun violence, but my level of forgiveness and understanding would be extremely low.
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Originally Posted by jayswin
2. Would you be upset but understanding if your son found some new friends, got into a car one night, one fired a bullet at a guy, to which your son had no idea was going to happen and for the rest of his life he was an attempted murderer?
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Did he cone home, tell me and then get in the car with me to go to the police, or did he sit on it to protect his "Friends", while charging him with attempted murder would be ludicrous, accessory to or some kind of obstruction charge should be applied.
However, right now my tolerance and understanding of gun crimes is at a historic low.