heggs_bayer [none/use name] to US News@lemmygrad.ml • 4 months agoPro-Israel demonstrator accused in Newton shooting acted in self-defense, attorney saysexternal-linkmessage-square3 fedilinkarrow-up118
arrow-up118external-linkPro-Israel demonstrator accused in Newton shooting acted in self-defense, attorney saysheggs_bayer [none/use name] to US News@lemmygrad.ml • 4 months agomessage-square3 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareTovarish Tomato@lemmygrad.mlhexbear6·4 months agoThis is so infuriating. Don't they have a principle of proportionality or something similar in the US? linkfedilink
minus-squareComradeSalad@lemmygrad.mlhexbear6·4 months agoThey do. This is the defense attorney defending his client, and lawyers will say anything imaginable to possibly defend someone. It’s up to the jury and judge to determine if he was acting in self defense now. linkfedilink
minus-squareTodd Bonzalez@lemm.eehexbear1·3 months agoYeah, they do. It turns out if someone is repeatedly stomping your face into the concrete, you can respond with equally lethal force. linkfedilink
This is so infuriating. Don't they have a principle of proportionality or something similar in the US?
They do. This is the defense attorney defending his client, and lawyers will say anything imaginable to possibly defend someone.
It’s up to the jury and judge to determine if he was acting in self defense now.
Yeah, they do. It turns out if someone is repeatedly stomping your face into the concrete, you can respond with equally lethal force.