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jmra wrote:

spongeworthy wrote:And here's the deceased individual..

This link needs a warning label.

Manslaughter in Texas is codified under Texas Penal Code Chapter 19.04(a) and is committed when someone “recklessly causes the death of an individual.” Manslaughter is a 2nd Degree Felony (2 to 20 years in the Texas Department of Corrections).

The legal definition for reckless is defined by Tex.Pen.C. 6.03(c). That provision states, ” A person acts recklessly, or is reckless, with respect to circumstances surrounding his conduct or the result of his conduct when he is aware of but consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will occur. The risk must be of such a nature and degree that its disregard constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that an ordinary person would exercise under all the circumstances as viewed from the actor’s standpoint.”

This legal standard is clearly and obviously subjective. Therefore, no bright line test as to any fact scenario can be indicative of whether a death could be charged as manslaughter as compared to any other form of homicide under Chapter 19. The best way to show what may be “reckless” is by giving some examples of cases where convictions for manslaughter were upheld on appeal.

gthaustex wrote:So....this individual decides to try out his bulletproof vest by having a friend shoot it....while he is wearing it.

Unfortunately for him, the friend managed to miss the vest and hit just above it, killing him. My sympathies go out to those involved, but sometimes, I am simply at a loss for words.

I have no idea why they would think this was a good idea.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/05/15/so ... latestnews

The girl who fired the fatal shot has reportedly been charged with involuntary manslaughter.