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Originally Posted by MadDog
Also, the attack didn't take place immediately after my niece's husband allegedly laughed at the assailant.
It took place many minutes afterward, so the "heat of passion" argument is invalid.
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Originally Posted by Inspired
But a normal person WOULD flip out if I was being laughed at after I dropped my sandwich.
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No, a normal person would not resort to lethal violence in response to being laughed at after dropping a sandwich. A normal person might resort to lethal violence in response to discovering his wife in bed with a stranger.
If you think these are equivalent, then that's what's wrong with the jury system - the average juror.
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Originally Posted by grimlock
That said, I am probably biased against dicks that troll in real life, I can imagine how annoying a 56yr old asian guy laughing in my face can be. This does not deserve his death, but you are overstating the facts by saying he killed him outright from such a little thing.
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