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Originally Posted by lilkeezy
just only 4 years? the man killed a boy, mistake or not, he should face life in jail, shaken my head!
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Why should he face life in jail?
Our legal system uses prison sentances for three primary reasons. Incarceration of individuals who have shown through their actions that they represent a continued danger to the public. Rehabilitation, to varying degrees depending on the offense and area. Deterance, since it's known that illegal acts can have consequences.
The cop who fired the shot was not some gun toting liquor store robbing hopped up on methamphetamines threat to public safety. Doesn't present a danger to the public. They didn't make a *decision* to shoot a kid, it was a tragic accident. There's no point to rehabilitation. They're not remotely about to make the same mistake again, nor would any other individuals who were in the same situation make it to begin with, there's nothing to deter.
There's a difference between negligence and malicious negligence. A mistake... and a mistake that was brought forth through an act which can be legally or morally condemned.