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Originally Posted by PolarBear
I honestly cant believe you believe this based on your other comments here  The mere fact that the drug him out still living and only wanted to cover it up shows that they KNEW they were guilty and knew what was going to happen to him. |
true. that part of it, where i said "no", was part of the buildup to the fact that they were, in fact, guilty of murder. if they had just beat the guy down, then no, they would only be guilty of aggravated assault. aggravating factors: the guy fell and he was repeatedly bashed against the wall, kicked and punched. but the guy died from his injuries, so that's when the prosecutor jumps the charge from AA to M2, with the possibility for M1. i think M2, though, as they recklessly endangered the bum and caused his death. well, that's for the prosecutor to decide, anyway. then the jury gets their charge from the judge and he'll explain the intricacies of each level of murder and the fact that they, the jury, have to decide on which level those morons are guilty.
so, if you take it out of context, it looks like i am almost standing up for the "marine" and the dojo owner. i was not, as you can clearly see now.