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IMO, yes, Attempted murder is the correct charge. Regardless of intent, in a six on one beatdown, it is entirely possible to accidentally kill someone.


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Um....murder and attempted murder require intent to kill.


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in a civilized society, you can't just go beating someone up for what they said, or did.


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In a civilized society, you can't just go charging every black kid who gets into a fight with attempted murder either.

If they commited simple assault, they should be charged with simple assault.

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Emotions not withstanding, no one was physically hurt by the nooses hanging from the tree. Someone was physically hurt by a six on one gang attack.


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Totally agree, but likewise, no one attempted murder, and no one was assaulted with a deadly weapon.


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Needless to say, with just what I've found so far, these six had a history of violence and crime, and this was not a group of innocent teens who, in the face of deep oppression, lost control. What I'm starting to see is a group of hoodlums, with a history of conflict with the police, seeing an opportunity to use racism as an attempt to get their rocks off beating the [censored] out of some white kid.

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But what about Coach Lewis, the only adult who witnessed the attack, saying that he did not see any of the six charged strike the victim, and instead named a seperate boy as the aggressor?

Does their violent history make them guilty, even if they aren't?