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[-] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 99 points 2 months ago

My father is a drumpf loving dumbass too. At one point he threatened me over the phone, saying that there was a "war coming," and I should "pick the right side."

I think what happened is the dad brought her into the bedroom to threaten her with the gun, pointing it right at her, and then "accidentally" fired. But how much of an accident can you call it, when you point a loaded hand-gun at someone, with the safety OFF, and your finger ON the trigger?

In the fathers eyes, it was an accident. But we all know that's bullshit.

I carried a small baby and a ladder with me to the alligator pit at the zoo. I set the ladder up next to the pit, I climbed to the top of the ladder and held the baby out over the alligator pit. But oh no officer! The baby just, whoops! slipped through my hands! Purely accidental! I definitely didn't want to feed my baby to the alligators!

He murdered his daughter because he valued a rapists lies over his daughters life. He's a piece of shit, and I hope his every waking moment is haunted.

[-] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

We ARE at war. Anyone still harboring hope for a true-believer Trumper is like the person in the zombie movie fighting the other survivors screaming, "There's still a human being in there!"

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[-] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

I think what happened is the dad brought her into the bedroom to threaten her with the gun, pointing it right at her, and then “accidentally” fired. But how much of an accident can you call it, when you point a loaded hand-gun at someone, with the safety OFF, and your finger ON the trigger?

Probably one those who won't shut up about being a responsible gun owner

[-] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Negligent homicide is still a chargeable crime - at least if local prosecutors were willing to do their jobs

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[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 60 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's weird that we've abandoned linking to the article (which describes the killing as the result of him clumsily showing off his new glock to his daughter shortly after dinner) and defaulted to a link to an article to a screenshot of a tweet by some random internet influencers looking to stir the pot.

What is a tragedy resulting from people treating guns as toys has been rewritten as some kind of premeditated culture-war driven murder.

[-] nexguy@lemmy.world 87 points 2 months ago

The killer said it was an accident and there are no living witnesses.

[-] bytesonbike@discuss.online 24 points 2 months ago

I know for sure the best time to clean my pistol is during a heated argument.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

The grand jury refused to indict based on the evidence presented in the case.

The victim's entire family was in the house at the time of the killing. There were numerous witnesses.

[-] flandish@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago

this is america - don’t think because they refused to press that there was no nonsense at foot. heck, even an accidental discharge should result in time. mind you, with guns, there is no such thing as an accident.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

don’t think because they refused to press that there was no nonsense at foot

The argument presented by the Tweet varies enormously from the facts of the case. They didn't even get the fucking date right. She was shot in January of 2025, not 2026.

You're getting the internet gossip fifth hand while dismissing the legal decisions of this woman's friends and neighbors because... America bad?

[-] WHARRGARBL@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

I agree that including a link to credible news sources is crucial. It’s also important to cite the facts as presented, then be clear when posting your own opinion or inserting misdirection such as “there were witnesses”.

Facts:

  • There was a heated argument prior to the shooting.
  • The shooter had implied, earlier in the day, that he would not care if the victim was assaulted because “I have other daughters”.
  • The victim disliked guns and had not asked to see the gun, despite the shooter’s claim to the contrary.
  • The victim was shot in the chest at medium range 15 seconds after she was pulled into a room with no witnesses.

Sources:

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[-] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

The tweet is wrong, yes, but there are dozens of articles coming out in the past 3 days that correctly date the killing.

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[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

I don't understand the logic here. If you're in your basement, and someone gets stabbed in your kitchen, you somehow know the stabber's intent?

Is this a normal psychic power? I don't think I have it.

There were no witnesses. Unless you count the killer.

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[-] nexguy@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There were no other witnesses. There were people in the house but the father took the daughter by the hand and led her to his room were the gun was located. She was very anti-gun... why would she want to see it? He shot her directly in the chest. No one else was in the room.

Edit: also earlier she asked if it was her that had been sexual assaulted(referring to something about Trump) he said he would not be that upset about it.

[-] prole 17 points 2 months ago

They refused to bring manslaughter charges. I'm not a lawyer, but I cannot understand how even his version of events isn't at least manslaughter.

I blame the prosecutor here.

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[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 months ago

"I know we just had a fight and you went to another room to be alone, but check out my cool new gun that is loaded with the safety off and pointed in your direction!"

JFC.

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[-] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 months ago

it's also fucky that the image makes claims about it happening/her dying in 2026 when it happened in 2025. might be a simple typo but I'm going to assume that whomever make the image just didn't bother to check anything

Lucy Harrison, from Warrington in Cheshire, was shot in the chest on 10 January 2025 in Prosper, near Dallas.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyk917xy8no

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[-] DemBoSain@midwest.social 40 points 2 months ago

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyk917xy8no

no criminal case was brought against Kris Harrison after a grand jury in Collin County declined to indict him.

[-] FatVegan@leminal.space 32 points 2 months ago
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[-] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 months ago

Perhaps most baffling to a British audience is the legal aftermath. It is a conclusion that sits uncomfortably with observers on this side of the Atlantic: despite the shouting match, the nasty comments, and the dead young woman on the floor, a US grand jury decided there wasn’t enough evidence to charge anyone.

... Holy shit

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[-] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

I’m sure by the end of the week the MAGA cult will reveal that she was actually a “thug” who kicked in ICE’s tail lights or listened to Latin music or something else they find a murder-worthy offense.

[-] 20cello@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

Definitely not a cult...

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 13 points 2 months ago

Its insane that this breaking news is from a year ago and he was held to no charges back in July.

[-] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Minimum common sense response to this should be a push to require safeties on all new firearms sold in the US and mandatory gun safety classes for ownership. I'm not sold on this being an accident but even if it was both of those measures would go a long way to preventing deaths by firearm and not be an unreasonable burden on gun owners.

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