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To: Lane3 who wrote (75385)9/23/2003 5:56:10 PM
From: one_less  Respond to of 82486
 
"As it turns out, the one person he kills was a serial child molester that the cops have been looking for. Do you prosecute him for murder?"

Looking for, not charged, or convicted?
Yes. He murdered him, and their will be little or no empathy from the public, since he was targeting inocents. Seems like its an easier one to get a conviction on than the terrorist.
And you can definitely charge attempted murder for the one's he missed.



To: Lane3 who wrote (75385)9/24/2003 11:48:13 AM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
Your case is, I think, different because the victim was not in the process of committing a crime, and because the guy presumably climbed the water tower with the intent to shoot people, so it was part of a plan he was carrying out. Both things make it different. Your guy, yes, gets tried for either murder or manslaughter, probably murder.


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