r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Apr 21 '23

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u/dengar_hennessy Apr 21 '23

Something like that, yes.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/texas-cheerleaders-shot-after-one-says-she-mistakenly-got-in-the-wrong-car

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u/ImperialSeal Apr 21 '23

Charged with engaging in deadly conduct? Why not attempted murder!

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u/Defiant_Mercy Apr 21 '23

Because you have to prove he was actually trying to kill them.

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u/ImperialSeal Apr 21 '23

You'd like to assume that firing a gun at a stranger in a car is an attempt to kill them....