They can't try for manslaughter once the defendant is found not guilty of murder in a trial. Similar charges count as double jeopardy. They have no choice but to do it at the same time.
They can't try for manslaughter once the defendant is found not guilty of murder in a trial. Similar charges count as double jeopardy. They have no choice but to do it at the same time.
Peace.
I see....
So if I was speeding along this road which had 4 speeding cameras, i can't be given 4 speeding tickets?
Or can I...
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Thu, 06-23-2011 at 10:53 AM.
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Yeah you'd only get one citation, as you only committed one crime and can't be guilty of the same crime more than once.
Actually after thinking about it a little more, I'm not sure either. Assuming the cameras are placed apart at various distances down the stretch of road. I would think you would still get one citation.
Last edited by IFHTT; Thu, 06-23-2011 at 11:42 AM.
IANAL, but the reason prosecution goes for a lesser charge is typically lower burden of proof. In the US, since all accused are presumed innocent, prosecution has to prove their case beyond the shadow of a reasonable doubt. It's much harder to prove 1st Degree Murder (the act being premeditated is tough to prove sometimes) than it is to prove 2nd Degree .
In this case, looking at the court documents, she is charged with two separate counts. The first charge, 2nd Degree Murder, is for the death of her son. The manslaughter count seems to be tied to her failure to seek medical attention after the act.
Beating children should be illegal. I'm around little children all the time (six year olds are babies... babies!) and I couldn't imagine beating the shit out of them like some parents do.
Now spanking a cheeky 14 year old? Not above it.
"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
I am not against physical punishment, but nothing that would make the child afraid or hurt. Slight pain is only there to remind them that what they did was wrong, serving as a deterrent. Proper explanation should always come before and after it.
Peace.
Your opinion alligns with Louis CK's:Originally Posted by Sapphire
<@Terra> he told me this, "man actually meeting terra is so fucking big", and he started crying. Then he bought me hot dogs
Now you got me listening to all these:
"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
I got hit bad as a kid.
Hard. Painful. But the methods and place were chosen so that I wouldn't suffer from anything like internal bleeding. (flexible material (plastic, bamboo) of perhaps 1cm in diameter, 50cm long.. on asscheeks, thighs, upper arms.) One such infarction in the past was 20-30 of those. I can't remember how many times it actually was. I lost count at around 10. I used to be fully scared of them and found the pain unbearable, but as I grew older I just went "Yep, just go. Hurry up and get it over with. /endure"
I think the idea was to make sure you didn't do something due to fear.. as you'd probably only understand and see why it shouldn't be done years later. I'm not sure where I stand regarding the whole issue, but I wholeheartedly agree about the beating->liar part.
I didn't use a curse word in grade 3, but the teacher (and some students) believed I did, and made me take a note home that required a parent's signature to say they know I'm going to have to sit a detention session. I forged that signature because I didn't want to get hit, rather than bring it up with them and explain that I didn't really do it.
It's only now that I finally realise teachers don'tknow nor check what my parents' signatures look like anyway... >_>.
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I lied to my mom like crazy, but she didn't hit me until I was a bit older, like 13. I think some kids are just liars, like me.
I was hit by my aunts though, because they were the ones who took care of me. They used belts or other things, but I never feared, or disliked them for it. I hated the hitting and pain for sure, but I knew it was my own fault anyway. They never hit me out of anger.
My mom hit me out of anger though. When I was 14, I took the car out and got it stuck in a flood. The flood water seeped into the car. I eventually got back (the car was fine aside from being dirty), she came barreling towards me at the front door with my "arnis" (wooden stick) and started hitting me with it in front of my friends. It was embarassing, but I got over it.
I don't think I will hit my own child though, unless she is ugly. If she was cute, she would be treated like a princess. Boys should be thrown off a cliff.
Peace.
Oh god forbid shinta has a kawaii daugher.
"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
What, you'd rather have me hit an ugly daughter, or throw my son off a cliff than to have a kawaii daughter?
Peace.
I was actually never hit by my parents, except one case(not important one, and it wouldn't be even considered as punishment). They could always find a way to punish me in different way: being grounded, ban on legos/pc/tv. Plus they nearly always told me why i shouldn't do some things, instead of just typical 'don't do it'.
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Why? He'll shower her with love.
My mum actually started to stop hitting me when I was 13, in contrast. I just got too old for it.
They'd always make me promise not to do it again, and then call me a liar when I do it again? What am I meant to say at a waving stick? No?
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Sun, 06-26-2011 at 06:31 AM. Reason: spelling
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Oh God...
16 year old aspiring country singer marries old ass 51 year old actor.
"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
define 'showering with love' in this case.
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A picture tells a thousand words. And I'm not typing that.
Just shinta time and a cute daughter. Then you can see for yourselves.
As for the latest news link..
"
Sixteen year-olds need to be focused on their education, future careers, enjoying friendships, acquiring sports or musical skills, and most of all, developing their own personal identities.
They are in no way, shape or form ready to get married to anyone, least of all someone more than three times their age."
Why not? Who's to dictate when the mature marrying age is.. In Australia we can marry when you're 16, regardless of the parents' thoughts on the matter.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
The disturbing part is she has so much plastic surgery she looks like she's fifty. So of course the Hutchinson guy is all, "OMG MY SOUL MATE" 'cuz they look the same age.
"Leaving hell is not the same as entering it." - Tierce Japhrimel
Haha. When I saw those photos, my first thought was "who's 51, the girl or the guy?" The guy's face in that wedding shot looks more like 30.
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