[Miami1839]

Your right James. Its all about the fight or flight response it all of us during a crisis situation. I've been a group home counselor and a juv correctional officer and can understand where your coming from. Someone should go to jail if someone dies. Thats just the way it is. Both of them had bad anger management and in the heat of anger they should have just walked away. I agree that its a whole different dynamic when your in a fight or when your doing things in the heat of anger. They both made their choices to get involved.

Originally posted by James
Some of you people are delusional.

The weight difference is not that important. We are not slicing up steaks here. We are talking about two full grown adults with a lot of power behind them. A hundred pound weight difference can make a difference but it is not as profound as you think.

If a 140 pound 15 year old kicks you in the knee cap he can crush your knee easily.

So what happened, they had an argument, tempers flared, blows were exchanged and someone died.

6 blows were excessive? I could strike you 6 times full powered in the space of a couple heart beats.

He came back into the area and the guy threw a punch at him. He reacted in anger. Anger is a self defense mechanism that is often invoked during feelings of threat. He hit the guy back, the guy fell to the ground, he followed the guy down and hit him a few more times. A freaksih thing happens and a blood vessel goes wrong and the guy died.

ITs both their faults, but the other guy definitely provoked the second phase of the altercation.

Bad Prescedent Kevin? Yes it shows a bad prescedent, you can go to jail for years if you defend yourself and something goes wrong. And in our society if someone dies, someone has to pay.

IF you have followed this at all its become a media event, and a political issue.

I understand the way the law reads for involuntary manslaughter, but sheez sometimes the people that enforce the law need to have their heads examined.

Also, for those of you that have never been in serious danger, an open physical fight with someone that can easily hurt you badly, you should beware judging so quickly because you don't know what its like.