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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So the person who accidentally shot someone and killed them isn’t charged with anything?

I can see charging the other person with felony murder, because that makes sense, too, since their actions were contributory in the death of a bystander.

But not charging the shooter with manslaughter, at the very least? Makes no sense at all. None, zero. [/quote]

The shooter was acting in defense of others.  The facts may be that no one was in danger, but if he reasonably believed that the AR-carrying man was ready to open fire, then his actions were justified.

While Utah has very generous open carry laws, and the AR-carrying man may have been/was acting lawfully, openly carrying an AR-15 has long been known to be provocative and dangerous - getting shot and/or getting other people shot has long been known to be a consequence of openly carrying a rifle.

I could see charging/convicting the shooter going either way.  I tend to fall on his side, depending upon what I have heard about the facts so far.  But it could go either way.[/quote]

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