• Triumph@fedia.io
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    2 months ago

    “As I lifted the gun to show her I suddenly heard a loud bang,” Kris allegedly said. “I did not understand what had happened. Lucy immediately fell.”

    Bullshit. This means he took a loaded gun, failed to clear it, put the barrel in the direction of a person, and pulled the trigger. Guns don’t just “go off”. All while having admitted to relapsing on alcohol. I count four mistakes there, where any one of them not having been made would have prevented this incident.

    It’s almost like you’d have to intend to make that series of mistakes.

    • CaptPretentious@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Lets break it down… (mostly for the non-americans who aren’t used to guns)

      • Gun was loaded. You shouldn’t be storing a loaded weapon. So he either loaded it there or is an irresponsible gun owner.
      • Gun was pointed at a person. Never point a gun (loaded or not) at anything you don’t intend to shoot.
      • His finger was on the trigger. No trigger discipline at all. Index finger should be planted on the frame while doing literally ANYTHING other than meaning to pull the trigger.

      This is the basics… Anyone who’s taken any gun safety course would know, any responsible gun owner would know and religiously follow…

      1. Treat every gun like it’s loaded
      2. Keep your finger off the trigger
      3. Don’t point at anything you don’t plan to shoot
      4. Be aware of what’s behind your target
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        2 months ago

        “Never let the muzzle point at anything that you are not willing to destroy.”

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    I think about this girl all the time. Her own father shot her over Trump. Trump. I just can’t wrap my head around it. Or around the jury deciding to just let him go. There’s corruption there somewhere.

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      2 months ago

      Grand juries exist to make sure the norms of law enforcement and prosecution don’t stray too far from the common populace.

      It’s why the guy who threw the sandwich at the CPB guy about a year ago did not end up with a felony.

      However, it cuts both ways. I don’t know if I believe TX is really about to flip purple because shit like this is common. Ask the protesters sentanced to life as terrorists for moving a box or leaving an ICE protest early.

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      Back during his first term there was a story on the Risk podcast where an Asian guy told the story of going home after some time away at college and visiting the family that adopted him when he was a baby; and how, when he said he didn’t support Trump, that family almost beat him to death right there in the living room. It was one of the most heartbreaking stories I’ve ever heard in my entire life. I think about that shit a lot.

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        I’m not sure how we’re supposed to ever move forward sharing a country with these people. Regardless of who is in charge after Trump. It’s untenable. These people cannot accept the basics of our shared reality. Talking like fundamental shit.

        I never understood, until recently, why re-education camps have existed at various points. Now I get it.

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      To be fair, it’s hard to prove causality.

      Maybe he shot his own daughter because he loves Trump.

      Maybe he loves Trump, because he’s the kind of man who would shoot his own daughter.

      Maybe it’s a bit of both.

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      2 months ago

      Ya when people say Dems have a chance of winning Texas. Call that person a moron and go on with your day

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        If we had 100% voting population Republicans would never win again anywhere, especially in texas. That is why Republicans are so eager to disenfranchise voters. They’re trying to take away voting rights of women by making voters who change their name ineligible. They love the apathetic idiots who never vote.

        Right now trump seems to have killed mail in voting for this year. Unless something changes the new usps system is sure to disenfranchise millions.