Originally Posted by
Sidney
C'mon its not that hard to work out... there are significant differences why Mears was charged with manslaughter... He was breaking the law to start with... shooting from a vehicle, public road, spotlighting, shooting into a public Doc camping area, and shot a teacher brushing her teeth in a creek.
This guy shot a hunter in the bush by mistake.... no laws broken up until he did that....?
Major differences... for the charge of manslaughter to be applied in any circumstance, there is most likely a context of illegality in the circumstances... e.g. a punch resulting in falling down and striking head.... driving when drunk and killing someone etc... Mears is in that category... no so in this case....