Beating an unconscious person SHOULD carry the same penalty as attempted murder

Rex_Goodheart

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Thu Sep-20-07 06:19 PM
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Beating an unconscious person SHOULD carry the same penalty as attempted murder

So, technically under Louisiana law, the defendants might not have actually attempted murder. BFD. They beat the tar out of a student so badly the principal thought he was dead.

For the record, here's the Louisiana Law covering second degree murder:

Louisiana Second Degree Murder
LA R.S. 14:30.1

A. Second degree murder is the killing of a human being:

(1) When the offender has a specific intent to kill or to inflict great bodily harm;

So, if the victim had died the DA the death WOULD have been second degree murder.

Furthermore, why weren't the 6 defendants charged with a hate crime, since it's very obvious that race was a motivating factor? Does hate only work in one way... whites against blacks?

Yes, I'm a Democrat... but I won't make apologies for racist thuggery, and the party shouldn't be defending it.

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virginia mountainman

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Thu Sep-20-07 06:20 PM
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1. Yep...

I agree..

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lateo

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Thu Sep-20-07 06:22 PM
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2. False.

How do you know they are unconscious?

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