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Temple

Gee thanks! I was trying to think of a topic to write on and a little bird whispered into my ear a most wonderful idea =P.

 

I just checked my email and it looks like I did get your response. I’ll try sending one this morning, let’s hope it doesn’t get lost at sea!

posted by Unidentified_Hacker on July 15, 2005 at 7:51 AM | link to this | reply

Jimmy

Absolutely. When I took a criminal investigation course at Westvalley one semester, our instructor made that pretty clear. He said that if, in the course of a high-speed pursuit, a police officer his and killed a pedestrian, the suspect who was fleeing would be charged with vehicular manslaughter. Sounds right to me.

posted by Unidentified_Hacker on July 15, 2005 at 7:49 AM | link to this | reply

Interesting topic. ;)

I got your email....wrote you back....did you get it, or is your email still wonky?

posted by Temple on July 15, 2005 at 4:44 AM | link to this | reply

Anyone who dies during the comission of a felony is considered a homicide..

with the felon being the perpatrator of said homicide. It doesn't matter if a cop shoots the person, if they have a heart attack, whatever. If you engage in gunplay with the cops, whatever happens and whoever it happens to, is on the head you the perp. I don't always like cops, but they are necessary...and this was not their fault.

posted by jimmy68 on July 14, 2005 at 11:33 PM | link to this | reply

I agree

 That baby didn't die because the cops weren't trying to do their jobs . It's because the criminals put her in harm's way....

posted by Arachne_Web on July 14, 2005 at 7:30 PM | link to this | reply