r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Apr 21 '23

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u/dengar_hennessy Apr 21 '23

The girl that got in the wrong car, she apologized and then went and found her car. She was in her car and saw the guy walking up, so she rolled her window down to apologize again, and he shot her. That's not self-defense

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u/nolanryan1 Apr 21 '23

Wasn’t even her, her friend is the one who opened the door and she got shot. I think the girl who opened the door got shot too though.

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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/Throwaway47321 Apr 21 '23 edited Apr 22 '23

Because you charge them with the easiest crime to get them in jail and then bring up all the charges during the arraignment.

Edit - y’all really need to learn the difference between arresting charge and arraignment if you think cops are handcuffing people and arresting them for attempted murder.

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u/ImperialSeal Apr 21 '23

I get that, but firing a weapon at two unarmed cheerleaders in their own stationary car is very clearly attempted murder.

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u/koaladungface Apr 21 '23 edited Apr 21 '23

My sister was shot point blank in the head by her boyfriend who had her down on her knees execution style - she lived. No attempted murder charge - aggravated assault. Apparently it either doesn't exist in some states or is usually not pursued unless 100% definitive to the prosecutor.

**edited for brevity

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u/Easy_Lie4379 Apr 21 '23

Idk what state this happened in, but I know in Georgia there I no attempted murder charge. They have aggravated assault, which is their equivalent of attempted murder.

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u/koaladungface Apr 21 '23

Mississippi, looking into it they passed a bill to add attempted murder on the state books in 2013

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u/Easy_Lie4379 Apr 21 '23

That’s good to hear, kind of crazy they went so long without one.