XponentialChaos
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They need actual evidence for this trial.
Not made-up bullshit that you found somewhere on the internet.
Actually, we're both still off the mark. At most, Chauvin is arguably guilty of manslaughter in the second degree.
609.205 MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND DEGREE.A person who causes the death of another by any of the following means is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both:by the person's culpable negligence whereby the person creates an unreasonable risk, and consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another. . . .
Could be. I still think 3rd degree murder fits perfectly.
The difference seems subtle but I’ll take a shot at it.
3rd degree murder: “perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life”
2nd degree manslaughter: “by the person's culpable negligence whereby the person creates an unreasonable risk, and consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another”
I think the mindset is the difference. The “depraved mind” part. Was he negligent or depraved? Hard to say, but I’m sticking with 3rd degree murder.