04-03-2023, 01:26 PM
(04-03-2023, 01:18 PM)BIGDADDYFROMCINCINNATI Wrote: I feel it was murder b/c officer Sicknick did die due to the direct and proximate results of the injuries he sustained during the insurrection on January 6th. You do understand homicide and murder are two different things?
Homicide means only an act or omission that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no intent to cause harm.
So it's not the medical examiner's responsibility to determine if it was a homicide or not, only to determine a cause of death, and in this case, it was a stroke due to injuries sustained from the attack on our Capitol on January 6th. The language from the link you provide meets the definition of homicide b/c Officer Sicknick's death occurred due to the direct and proximate result of another's actions.
"This does not change the fact Officer Sicknick died in the line of duty, courageously defending Congress and the Capitol."
No dog in this argument, but this is the first I have ever learned of this. I had always believed homicide and murder were simply interchangeable and meant the same thing. After reading your first sentence, I did a quick search and learned that homicide encompasses both intentional and unintentional killings of a person. Had no idea. I have never seen anyone bring that up.
