Kraichgauer wrote:
How is this just man slaughter?!?!?! If the prosecution took a plea deal, then those guys definitely fell asleep a the switch, because I don't see how a prosecutor couldn't get a murder conviction out of this.
By all technicalities, it was probably established that the man's intent was not to kill or murder the boy. Therefore, manslaughter is the next runner up. I sympathize with your viewpoint, though. It does feel like that prison is not enough.
Also, prosecutors are generally very corrupt these days. Anything to bolster their pride at the expense of other people's lives is the thing to do, as far as they're concerned.
What a horrible thing to happen! I feel as though I were also left to die in the cold with this kid.
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