R. Wm. "Ruedii" 🦊🐧 🥖🔞: "Yeah, legal technicalities are often bullshit. I'll tell you that. Still, the difference between different levels of manslaughter and homicide charges is trivial in states without the death penalty. I'm more concerned that they were subject to a massive wrongful death lawsuit." / Blueviewer

R. Wm. "Ruedii" 🦊🐧 🥖🔞@rwruedii.bsky.social·2026-09-14T17:36:52.582Z

Yeah, legal technicalities are often bullshit. I'll tell you that. Still, the difference between different levels of manslaughter and homicide charges is trivial in states without the death penalty. I'm more concerned that they were subject to a massive wrongful death lawsuit.

R. Wm. "Ruedii" 🦊🐧 🥖🔞@rwruedii.bsky.social·2026-09-15T13:14:32.696Z #

All of the fine incremental legal definitions of crimes are the biggest part of legal technicality bullshit. The prosecution will go for the largest offense, and then fail to prove it, despite it qualifying for a slightly lesser offense.

R. Wm. "Ruedii" 🦊🐧 🥖🔞@rwruedii.bsky.social·2026-09-15T13:14:32.697Z #

This is particularly bad when the highest level of sentencing for both is the same, because one used to have the death penalty, but not anymore.