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Originally posted by Mr Mephisto
But you know as much as I do that people are NOT charged with all their crimes when prosecuted.
Taking one charge, and finding him guilty of it, will result in the same thing.
Charging him for all cases will simply cost more money, more time, more heartache for all sides concerned.
Mr Mephisto
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Respectfully sir, I disagree. My experience tells me that for most people, the DA or US attorney, or whoever, charges a defendant with every single possible violation of the law committed, and then some. From wearing out of fashion accessories, to having soiled skivvies, to killing 10 and injuring over 50, to resisting arrest, to having a headlight out to not wearing your glasses, to failure to yield, etc, etc, etc.
In fact charges are often filed in that if a jury is unable to convict for man-slaughter, hundreds of tertiary, or lesser violations are presented for consideration, in an effort to secure ANY conviction.
Happens all the time, and is one of the cherished methods employed by the government to secure a guilty plea on some charges, to prevent prosecution on others, there in actually preventing the need to prosecute anything. Some would even argue that this actually saves money.
I don't like it personally, and find it to be a rather abusive government practice. Stacking the deck if you will, and NOT in favor of the citizen.
I would like to see the practive abolished, but that is unlikely in my lifetime. Rescinding government power or having the government relinquish it's cherished power is unlikely.
With that in mind. Man Slaughter is one thing for which each and every man slaughtered should have their slaughterer face the music. Old man or not imho.
-bear