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[R Mutt]

Quite irresponsible to imply that the officer set out to kill. The lesser charge should stick.

[Earthdweller]

Derek Smith said:

XCP said:

Post taser actions would be my guess. Still a very high bar to go for murder.

I think there must be more. Mind you, if there's not, it would explain the 3-year delay.

IOPC ... three years ?

Pretty quick

As for murder ... well they will do well to prove “Malice Aforethought” id suggest

[Terzo123]

R Mutt said:

Quite irresponsible to imply that the officer set out to kill. The lesser charge should stick.

Why should the lesser charge stick?

Do you know something we don't?

[XCP]

At the end of the day none of us know what the evidence supporting a murder alternative manslaughter charge is. I would like to think that the CPS do not make these decisions lightly. We know that they tend to lower the charging threshold for police officers however.

Still it will all come out in court, as they say.

I hope the officers paid their Fed dues.