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Jayson William's Trial
Invicta
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I just watched the verdict of the Jayson William's trial on Court TV. He was found not guilty on the manslaughter and assult charges but found guilty of witness and evidence tampering. Obviously Jayson Williams isn's a cold hearted murderer but when somebody dies because of the reckless actions of another person then a crime has been committed. The gun did'nt go off by itself and kill Costas Christofi and even if the gun did go off by itself why did William's have a loaded gun in his house??? Williams was'nt even found guilty of possesing a weapon! The gun must have got out of the closet, loaded itself, then shot Christofi.
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I find it interesting that there is a line bewteen negligence and criminal negligence, but as with everything, it's shades of grey...
All in all, probably the right verdict.
What about the coroner's contention that, had they got the guy medical attention immediately, he might have lived? The scumbags let the guy die while they were screwing-around trying to cover their *. No different than the woman who left the dude stuck in her windshield while she just parked the car in the garage.
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Charlie
I just watched the verdict of the Jayson William's trial on Court TV. He was found not guilty on the manslaughter and assult charges but found guilty of witness and evidence tampering. Obviously Jayson Williams isn's a cold hearted murderer but when somebody dies because of the reckless actions of another person then a crime has been committed. The gun did'nt go off by itself and kill Costas Christofi and even if the gun did go off by itself why did William's have a loaded gun in his house??? Williams was'nt even found guilty of possesing a weapon! The gun must have got out of the closet, loaded itself, then shot Christofi.
What good is an unloaded gun? Don[?]
"Right is Right, even is everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it"
I think not. [xx(]
NSDQ!
"The Lord knows the way I take, and when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold" JOB 23:10
I have a loaded weapon in my house. Don't you?
Why would it be illegal for him to possess a weapon on his own property?
Do you advocate that BOTH should be illegal?
I personally don't distinguish between negligence and criminal negligence. I don't think there is a distinction in my mind. Your choice to be a reckless idiot and leads to the death of another human being? I hope there's a wrongful death suit. No amount of money or damages could bring back a life but Williams needs to hurt--and I'm not talking about just feeling BAD because he got caught!
None of us were at the trial, none of us know all of the evidence presented.
What seems to be the consensus is that he snapped the shotgun closed, and when it closed, it went off. I don't know the details, but I have a sneaking suspicion that Williams had his finger on the trigger, and had the thing cocked.
I have a real problem with more and more things being crimes - you'd think that the Republicans on this board, who seem to be all up in arms against more government intrusion, would agree.
This was extremely negligent, perhaps even reckless. However, you're really going down a slippery slope by looking to criminalize some negligence. Is it a crime because there was a gun involved? Is it a crime because someone was killed? Is it a crime becuase he was drinking? How many of you ever drove too fast and spun out in the snow? What if you had killed someone? How many of you have a beer or two when hunting?
There's a good reason why it should be so hard to convict someone of a crime. Remember, there but for the grace of God go many of us here.
There are few "accidents" that can't be prevented by adhering to the 10 Commandments of firearms safety. A finger on the trigger with gun pointed at the limo driver was more than just negligent in my book.
Up in arms about government intrusion? We pay our law enforcement agencies to intrude when someone recklessly takes the life of another. I'm not saying that it was negligent just because a gun was involved. Some may equate this to an automobile "accident" where the driver just "didn't see" the other guy. I equate it to driving 90 mph down a side street. A finger on the trigger is a choice. It's a choice to be uneducated in the realm of firearms safety. A gun pointed in the direction of another human being is a choice. It's a choice NOT to be aware of your surroundings.
You're right. None of us have seen all the evidence. However, someone died and the 10 Commandments of Firearms Safety could have prevented it.
I will say this - this is a VERY interesting issue. Gun ownership is a big responsiblity. What would have happened if the gun was just a few inches one way or the other? Life or death. Crime or negligence.
NSDQ!
"The Lord knows the way I take, and when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold" JOB 23:10
"I didn't shoot nobody, but don't tell anyone I did." Makes a lot of freekin sense to me.[}:)]
SALLY
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a legal purchase in NJ or thru a FID dealer for this gun, or not?
Seems to me like (but may be mistaken, it was not)? If true, then
what?