It should be 2nd degree murder. It was an opportunity strike meant to harm. No different than if he'd wildly knifed someone and got them in the heart, even if his intent was simply to get the blade into the other guy without caring where.
I don't doubt second degree is probably what this is but second degree is too hard to prove. I believe in UK Law (though I could be wrong) if they charge him with second degree, he can't then be found for manslaughter instead so they have to charge him with the most likely to be proven and that's manslaughter.
I played hockey growing up (Canada) and I can tell you he most definitely meant to hit the guy by sticking his leg out and bouncing off the incoming check. It's clear as day to anyone who has played hockey what he was attempting to do. Did he mean to clip him with his skate blade specifically though, that is up for debate. I personally think he meant to hit him with his blade because of the guy's race and history on the ice as well as his reaction after his blade connected. BUT I still think that's a stretch to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. Manslaughter though I think is proven without a doubt.
Under UK law, second-degree murder is typically murder with malicious intent but not premeditated, which means they would need to prove that Petgrave intended to kill Johnson during the collision.
I think they would have a difficult time prosecuting this based on the video (link).
Unlawful act manslaughter seems like the right call here based on the current guidelines (link).
Note - in the UK, manslaughter can carry up to a life sentence, although usually averages between 2-10 years.
I was out in public earlier today in a place with ESPN on in the background, and they read off the story.
What's interesting is they also repeated "the man" over and over in a manner that didn't flow naturally and was very obviously deliberate. Only to come out and say who it was with the photo near the end in a much more natural reporting style.
So the "man" thing isn't just an outlet or so trying to be woke in a cringe manner. That's a very specific word being used by every outlet in a clear way being pushed on them from someone above. Otherwise it would be easy to just say "another player" or even "someone from the arena" to much more naturally obfuscate his identity.
A part of me wonders just how long said murderer has been getting away with this type of borderline shit, and if any players flat-out refused to play against him afterwards.
He was repeatedly leading the league in dirty hits (subjective stat) and penalty minutes (objective stat). Anyone who wants to play against him deserves to die if the animal does the same thing to them.
I can't tell if it's because of the archive or not but they are only showing the victim photo not the perpetrator.
But the fact that they keep saying 'man' and that's it as a descriptor probably means he's going to prison for it.
perp is definitely black
>finally allow a nigger to play hockey
>immediately murders someone on the field
It should be 2nd degree murder. It was an opportunity strike meant to harm. No different than if he'd wildly knifed someone and got them in the heart, even if his intent was simply to get the blade into the other guy without caring where.
I don't doubt second degree is probably what this is but second degree is too hard to prove. I believe in UK Law (though I could be wrong) if they charge him with second degree, he can't then be found for manslaughter instead so they have to charge him with the most likely to be proven and that's manslaughter.
I played hockey growing up (Canada) and I can tell you he most definitely meant to hit the guy by sticking his leg out and bouncing off the incoming check. It's clear as day to anyone who has played hockey what he was attempting to do. Did he mean to clip him with his skate blade specifically though, that is up for debate. I personally think he meant to hit him with his blade because of the guy's race and history on the ice as well as his reaction after his blade connected. BUT I still think that's a stretch to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. Manslaughter though I think is proven without a doubt.
The prosecution should try to stack the jury with hockey players.
Under UK law, second-degree murder is typically murder with malicious intent but not premeditated, which means they would need to prove that Petgrave intended to kill Johnson during the collision.
I think they would have a difficult time prosecuting this based on the video (link).
Unlawful act manslaughter seems like the right call here based on the current guidelines (link).
Note - in the UK, manslaughter can carry up to a life sentence, although usually averages between 2-10 years.
a man. just a man.
lol at them being vague on who's been arrested. Maybe it was an invisible man who lifted Petgraves leg up at that very moment. Who knows!
Watch them go after the medic, lol
I was out in public earlier today in a place with ESPN on in the background, and they read off the story.
What's interesting is they also repeated "the man" over and over in a manner that didn't flow naturally and was very obviously deliberate. Only to come out and say who it was with the photo near the end in a much more natural reporting style.
So the "man" thing isn't just an outlet or so trying to be woke in a cringe manner. That's a very specific word being used by every outlet in a clear way being pushed on them from someone above. Otherwise it would be easy to just say "another player" or even "someone from the arena" to much more naturally obfuscate his identity.
Good. I hope he gets the worst sentence possible.
(It's England, so he probably won't.)
A part of me wonders just how long said murderer has been getting away with this type of borderline shit, and if any players flat-out refused to play against him afterwards.
He was repeatedly leading the league in dirty hits (subjective stat) and penalty minutes (objective stat). Anyone who wants to play against him deserves to die if the animal does the same thing to them.
I played enough hockey to know that was 100% intentional.
I've seen the video.
That fucking nigger knew full well what he was doing when he practically roundhouse kicked Adam Johnson in the fucking neck.