Springfield IL deputy indicted; faces three murder charges in killing of Sonya Massey - Body cam footage from the incident will be released to the public on Monday
Springfield IL deputy indicted; faces three murder charges in killing of Sonya Massey - Body cam footage from the incident will be released to the public on Monday
A Sangamon County grand jury returned a five-count indictment against a Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy in the July 6 fatal shooting of Sonya Massey
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So how did this get turned into three charges? The article didn't explain that.
I want justice for this woman's family but I hate how our system allows fifty different charges for one or a handful of crimes. Murdering one person should be one murder charge, not three, and not murder plus homicide plus manslaughter plus killing a person plus death by bullet plus turning a person into a corpse; you get what I mean.
I think the “extra” charges are often used to put someone who’s clearly a danger to society away for longer. Another example I can think of that’s similar is someone going to jail for CSAM gets a separate charge for every frame of video, as they’re separate “images”. I agree that the law should be more straightforward but there are instances where nuance can be helpful.