Quote (fender @ Jul 27 2017 04:55am)
this is exactly what i'm getting at, but not only that, the police statement itself reads: “Further research of the statutes and consultation with the State Attorney’s Office yielded the decision to move forward with charges under this statute. It’s our belief that this law has never been enforced in a scenario like this, but we feel it could be applicable.”
the way i understand anglo-american law, this is (or should at least be) relevant and plenty to work with for any half decent defense attorney... and again, i completely understand the will to punish them, but i think the law and judicial integrity is (or again, should be) the greater good to protect here...
How many scenarios like this are you aware of?
Just because it is insanely rare does not mean the law should not apply.
They clearly knew the man died, they state openly on video that he was dead.