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Old June 20, 2010, 02:31 PM   #13
LanceOregon
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It's a despicable thing to intentionally harm a child, but in this case I really think the jerk intended to harm the woman, not the child
I guess that the thing that bothers me the most is this:

If he indeeded to shoot the Mom with the .45, is that not an act of attempted murder? Putting .45 caliber holes in a person is usually very bad for their health.

So if that was his intention, then should the fact that the bullet instead unintentionally hit an innocent bystander then make the crime any less serious? This strikes me as being a flaw in the way that the law works.

To me, he attempted murder. And should thus be so charged.


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