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citation seriously needed. there is no jurisdiction where you can kill someone and not have serious investigation. they may ultimately end up not charging you
by red-iron-pine 3y ago
citation seriously needed. there is no jurisdiction where you can kill someone and not have serious investigation.
they may ultimately end up not charging you or citing you depending on mitigating factors, but the idea that you can go around and just run into people without consequence is unfounded.
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