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First there is no way this is 1st degree murder. Manslaughter yes, but 1st degree? No.
He was invited into the tent by one of the schools pupils. Then a white boy who was 50 lbs heavier assaulted him. The white boy had ZERO authority to throw anyone out of the tent. He was just a macho show off picking on a much smaller person to show everyone how tough he is. Been on the receiving end of that stuff.
How about "Don't assault people 50 lbs lighter than you because they might be armed"?
But you do have a point with 1st degree - it probably wasn't premeditated murder in this particular instance... but still, he's got a knife on him and teens should not be carrying knives around - unless he's on a camping trip etc
While I don't know the case details, teenagers and adults don't typically carry knives around in backpacks UNLESS it's part of their job e.g. chef, construction... and even then, you don't pull one out in a normal fight...
He's small and lived in a mostly black neighborhood. He'd be a target for the black bullies as well so carrying a knife is probably smart in that situation.
That last one is spot on.
First there is no way this is 1st degree murder. Manslaughter yes, but 1st degree? No.
He was invited into the tent by one of the schools pupils. Then a white boy who was 50 lbs heavier assaulted him. The white boy had ZERO authority to throw anyone out of the tent. He was just a macho show off picking on a much smaller person to show everyone how tough he is. Been on the receiving end of that stuff.
How about "Don't assault people 50 lbs lighter than you because they might be armed"?
But you do have a point with 1st degree - it probably wasn't premeditated murder in this particular instance... but still, he's got a knife on him and teens should not be carrying knives around - unless he's on a camping trip etc
While I don't know the case details, teenagers and adults don't typically carry knives around in backpacks UNLESS it's part of their job e.g. chef, construction... and even then, you don't pull one out in a normal fight...
He's small and lived in a mostly black neighborhood. He'd be a target for the black bullies as well so carrying a knife is probably smart in that situation.
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