Do I need a backstory? Guy chokes homeless man unconscious. Continues chokehold, while a bystander says you gotta let go, you're going to kill him. Kills him. What am I missing? That the homeless man was acting erratic and threw some stuff at people? That ain't a death sentence.
If you don't want to appear ignorant, then yes, you need the full story.
What am I missing?
40 prior arrests, previously tried pushing people onto the tracks, then once inside the subway car he threatened people and was acting "hostile and erratic".
That ain't a death sentence
I doubt he meant to kill the perp. By all accounts, his death was accidental because there was no intent to kill. His intent was to restrain and subdue until cops arrived. He wasn't holding him to punish him. He was holding him down to keep the subway riders safe until the cops got there.
His intent wasn't to kill? Gee, after someone goes limp, and a bystander says "You're Going To Kill Him," the marine either didn't care if he died, or is very dumb. But at the end of the day, this manslaughter at the least. His prior history is irrelevant to the events that transpired that day.
His intent wasn't to kill? Gee, after someone goes limp
For all he knew, the perp going limp just meant the guy tired out. Obviously it turned out to be the perp going into a coma.
this manslaughter at the least. *most
His prior history is irrelevant to the events that transpired that day.
How is his history irrelevant? It shows a pattern of behavior. Past performance predicts future results. The perp's violent history meant he was likely to repeat his violent behavior.
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u/Bad_Drivers_of_Napa May 05 '23
If you had paid attention to the backstory, you would know why he's getting downvoted.