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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
I don't think that the charge should be first degree, but if the officer had prior contact with the victim, and acted partially on any emotional judgement that he had prior to the arrest and not on the facts in front of him at that moment, the charge looks like second degree, to me. He didn't like him, so he kills him.
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But then you have to prove that he intended to kill him. Even if we assume he did, actually proving that a cop, who has a gun, took the route of kneeling on his neck for minutes instead of just shooting him was an action that absolutely intended to cause death. That is a way sketchier argument to make in a courtroom. The requirements for 3rd degree are proven on the video.
Do you want to send a message or do you want a case to have a higher likelihood of success so he actually gets punished? Because this charge leads to the latter.