amadeus
Bishop of Bio-Dome
I'd say if you've got six guys, there's a pretty damn good chance you could've killed the guy.That may be true, but then is it really reasonable to charge them with 'attempted murder'? It was a schoolyard fight,....
I'd say if you've got six guys, there's a pretty damn good chance you could've killed the guy.That may be true, but then is it really reasonable to charge them with 'attempted murder'? It was a schoolyard fight,....
I'd say if you've got six guys, there's a pretty damn good chance you could've killed the guy.
If someone is on the ground and you and your buddies are kicking the crap out of him or her then it can be considered attempted murder and rightfully so. Lots of people have met their maker this way. People just don't realize how easy it is to kill someone like this.
Absolutely agree. I think what gets me is the reaction (and overreation) on each side. The kids who put up the nooses (wrong!) get an expulsion, but its downgraded to a 3 day suspension. The kids who beat on that kid (also wrong!) get charged with attempted murder (then just battery for most of them, thank god), which could mean jailtime and a mark on thier record that could follow them for the rest of thier lives. Seems a bit of an overreaction to a schoolyard fight...
The keyword here is attempt. If there was no attempt or intent to murder, attempted murder charges do not apply in any way. This is not up for discussion.
Okay, if you've got six thugs beating on one victim, then there's a very good chance that the victim could die from injuries he suffered at the hands of the thugs.I hope you realize you just made no sense.
Okay, if you've got six thugs beating on one victim, then there's a very good chance that the victim could die from injuries he suffered at the hands of the thugs.
The keyword here is attempt. If there was no attempt or intent to murder.
This is not up for discussion.
And I would say if you've got 6 guys and the victim wasn't even close to being killed, then you likely do not have a strong case for attempted murder.I'd say if you've got six guys, there's a pretty damn good chance you could've killed the guy.
And I would say if you've got 6 guys and the victim wasn't even close to being killed, then you likely do not have a strong case for attempted murder.
Marcus Jones, the father of seventeen-year-old Mychal Bell, has a stack of scholarship offers for his son.
Mychal is a star running back and a strong student who is being actively scouted by a number of colleges.
Prosecutors in his case revealed the teen had been convicted as a juvenile for attacking someone a year prior to the Jena 6assault, then committed three more crimes while on probation for that one, which meant the Jena 6 verdict marked his fifth conviction for violent crimes. These prior acts were taken into account by the judge when the question arose of reducing Bell's $90,000 bond.
How close the victim came to death shouldn't matter. Intent is the key factor.
LA R.S. 14:30.1
A. Second degree murder is the killing of a human being:
(1) When the offender has a specific intent to kill or to inflict great bodily harm; or....
Now did these kids did not know that kicking the crap out of someone could cause death or great bodily harm?
scratch that wrong story.
better check wiki
Hmmm it looks like Bell was the one on prohabition for violence. Bell is the one with scholarship and problem with constant law run ins.
5 criminal convictions.
Sounds like he is a shoe in for the NFL. Does he enjoy dog-fighting?
Okay, if you've got six thugs beating on one victim, then there's a very good chance that the victim could die from injuries he suffered at the hands of the thugs.
On October 11, 2007, Judge J.P. Mauffray Jr. found that Bell had violated the terms of his probation for previous convictions. The judge then sentenced Bell to 18 months in a juvenile facility on two counts of simple battery and two counts of criminal destruction of property, and Bell was taken into custody. According to Walters, the matter was unrelated to the assault on Barker, and it was not even mentioned during the proceedings. Bell's attorney plans to appeal.[47]
Bell's retrial in the Barker assault is scheduled for December 6, 2007.[48]