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Originally Posted by cscmc1
We need more info -- namely, what's the guman's gross household income? Johnny Cochrane's aren't cheap.
Seriously, though, that's a good question.
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Cynical, but I'll second that.
The bystander who was shot may decide not to press charges in a case like that, particularly if some sort of financial settlement could be reached. If they did, though, the penalty would almost certainly involve a healthy dose of jail time due to minimum sentencing laws. That's if the shooter were found guilty, of course. I bet almost every state has minimums for 'gun crimes.'