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  1. SAL

    Cops: Man dies after punch from Burger King worker

    I'm assuming the old man was physically weak too, but for all we know we're wrong. Maybe he wasn't frail. Maybe the kid didn't get a chance to see that he was frail. Self-defense is about acting reasonably from your subjective point of view. I looked around for more information on the case, but...
  2. SAL

    Cops: Man dies after punch from Burger King worker

    By the way, I'd never discourage someone from arguing with me. I'm so embroiled in the system that I need people with independent opinions to straighten me out from time to time. You're right to think about it in terms of the victim, a presumably frail old man. It is the kind of thing that...
  3. SAL

    Cops: Man dies after punch from Burger King worker

    No way is this murder. You can't expect someone to die just because you punch them. This is what manslaughter is meant to cover.
  4. SAL

    Cops: Man dies after punch from Burger King worker

    Yes. Calling it homicide doesn't even necessarily mean it's a crime.
  5. SAL

    Cops: Man dies after punch from Burger King worker

    Homicide is not murder. When they declare it a homicide, all they're saying is that the punch caused the death. And for the record, murder is more than just intent to kill. It's murder if you intend to kill someone, if you know your actions are very likely to cause death, or if you act with...