This part right here....
Aledda, a then four-year member of the North Miami police force and a SWAT team member, said he thought Kinsey's life was in danger
and was trying to shoot Rios-Soto but missed.
If I as a citizen say I thought John Doe was a threat, but I accidentally shoot Joe Public instead that is not negligence....that is at least improper discharge of a forearm, attempted manslaughter or something.....
I stand corrected.....Florida is FUCKED
Accidents happen to the best of us. But some accidents are more dangerous than others, and some accidents can carry criminal charges and penalties. So it is with accidental shootings. Accidental or negligent discharge of a firearm can be a criminal offense, depending on state laws. Criminal...
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But it can be difficult for accidental shootings to be considered recklessness or negligence under the statute. In a
tragic 2015 case, a man accidentally pulled the trigger of a gun while twirling it on his finger, fatally shooting a pregnant woman in the head. Prosecutors did not press charges because the unintentional shooting did not rise to the standard of "culpable negligence" or a "showing reckless disregard for human life." As Chief
Assistant State Attorney Ric Ridgway told 48 Hours' Crimesider at the time, "
If you're just being careless with a gun and it goes off, that's not a crime."
That's the Assistant State Attorney...."being careless with a gun and it goes ofoff, that's not a crime"....Sir the public wpuld vehemently disagree