Lucky for us we have the whole thing from multiple angles, including the murderers POV because he whipped out his phone because he wanted a video of the murder that he premeditated.
It’s a high bar, but this is one of the most documented murders in history.
I’ve seen all the videos and unfortunately there is JUST enough to cast reasonable doubt. I know it’s bullshit, you know it’s bullshit, everyone involved knows it’s bullshit, but they can absolutely argue that he “feared for his life”. Her wheels were 100% turned away from him, but was he in a position to examine the angle of her wheels when the car started moving? Or did he just react when the car started moving after he put himself less than a foot from the front corner?
Again, it’s obviously bullshit. He murdered a woman. He willfully put himself in that situation and ended her fucking life because he’s a fucking coward. For drawing his gun alone, he should be prosecuted, let alone firing point blank at an unarmed person posing no threat. But with the amount of leeway the justice system gives law enforcement, he will absolutely be able to argue that he had “reasonable fear” in the moment.
Lucky for us we have the whole thing from multiple angles, including the murderers POV because he whipped out his phone because he wanted a video of the murder that he premeditated.
It’s a high bar, but this is one of the most documented murders in history.
I’ve seen all the videos and unfortunately there is JUST enough to cast reasonable doubt. I know it’s bullshit, you know it’s bullshit, everyone involved knows it’s bullshit, but they can absolutely argue that he “feared for his life”. Her wheels were 100% turned away from him, but was he in a position to examine the angle of her wheels when the car started moving? Or did he just react when the car started moving after he put himself less than a foot from the front corner?
Again, it’s obviously bullshit. He murdered a woman. He willfully put himself in that situation and ended her fucking life because he’s a fucking coward. For drawing his gun alone, he should be prosecuted, let alone firing point blank at an unarmed person posing no threat. But with the amount of leeway the justice system gives law enforcement, he will absolutely be able to argue that he had “reasonable fear” in the moment.
The legal standard isn’t if he was afraid it’s if a reasonable person should have been afraid. That’s a big fucking difference.
Not for law enforcement
At least let the jury decide.