second degree murder n. a non-premeditated killing, resulting from an assault in which death of the victim was a distinct possibility.
Does anyone imagine that the perp really thought he was about to kill this guy?
Hell, almost no male of my generation has not put himself at risk of accidently killing somebody by punching them.
I'm not saying he ought to get off, neither am I saying that his sentence was too long.
Merely that millions of people have taken the same risk and not killed anyone.
I've done it dozens of times.. and I am not a thug.
Does anyone imagine that the perp really thought he was about to kill this guy?
Hell, almost no male of my generation has not put himself at risk of accidently killing somebody by punching them.
I'm not saying he ought to get off, neither am I saying that his sentence was too long.
Merely that millions of people have taken the same risk and not killed anyone.
I've done it dozens of times.. and I am not a thug.