Re: Cop shoots at snake, kills boy, 5
This was not a stupid mistake, it was gross negligence. Shooting at a snake in a tree = shooting in the air. The officer should be charged the same as any idiot who shoots his gun in the air on the fourth of july and kills someone.
As there was no immediate threat to the officer from the snake, i'd say this qualifies as reckless or grossly negligent. Generally that's involuntary manslaughter. in this state, up to 5 years in prison.
Last edited by MarcS; August 6th, 2007 at 11:57 AM.
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