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Body camera reveals moment Texas police arrive after British dad shot dead his daughter ‘after arguing about Trump’ (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Meanwhile, a grand jury in the U.S. determined there was insufficient evidence to charge anyone, including Harrison, in connection with Lucy’s death.

She's dead from a gunshot wound to the chest. No one disputes that he was the only one in the room and had been holding the gun when it went off. Even if he didn't intend to fire the gun, this still means he was pointing a loaded gun at her. That alone is reckless enough to be a crime. That he then pulled the trigger and killed her makes it manslaughter at the very least.

Grand juries are rigged heavily in favor of the prosecution. There are only two ways for this to make sense: either the prosecution completely botched the case (intentionally or through unbelievable incompetence), or more than 1/4 of the jury were unwilling to indict a Trump supporter for murdering a family member who opposes Trump.