https://mobile.twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1495938071396855816

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    • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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      3 years ago

      I think technically it’s only murder if you kill someone “illegally.” And since this psycho walked he’s not technically a “murderer.” But obviously that’s bullshit.

      Killer is still accurate. Dangerous psychopath is also okay. Personally I’m a fan of “Punchable faced Nazi freak with murderous intent”

      • voice_of_hermes [he/him,any]
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        3 years ago

        "Fascist murderer" is fine. Don't let the state define criminality for us. Every U.S. president is also a war criminal, despite literally none of them ever being convicted of anything.

          • voice_of_hermes [he/him,any]
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            3 years ago

            I mean, people are called murderers all the time. It's possible the injustice system will go off the deep end, but IMO it's pretty unlikely. Heck, I suspect police departments and cop "unions" would be suing left and right over that shit if it were going to stick.

              • voice_of_hermes [he/him,any]
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                3 years ago

                Not a lawyer, but I even suspect that there's a burden-of-proof issue with this. In defamation, you basically have to prove that someone lied (i.e. prove that Rittenhouse is not a murderer, in this case). A criminal "not guilty" verdict isn't proof that someone didn't commit murder; it is a statement that it was not definitively proven ("beyond a reasonable doubt") that they ARE a murderer. It is only criminal court where you are "innocent until proven guilty". Hence why wrongful death lawsuits (where it's just "preponderance of evidence" shit) can succeed even if criminal murder charges fail.