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Scott B. wrote:She pointed a handgun at someone and pulled the trigger.

The people rigging the tight rope across the canyon are trying to provide the best conditions, within their abilities, for the man on the wire. The wire walker completes the act, hopefully, and assumes all the risk. If one of the riggers cut the wire with an axe...then we're getting closer to a comparable act.

She pointed the handgun at a book and both obviously thought that the little mousegun they were using would not penetrate the book. As I said, stupid. Could she have found a more powerful handgun to use? Stupid. What if this were a knife throwing trick and the knife hit her boyfriend? What if this were a shoot the apple off his head with a bow and arrow? Stupid, but criminal?

locke_n_load wrote:

rotor wrote:Stupid yes, but is this criminal? Being charged.

At least manslaughter or criminal negligence. If you are dumb enough to point a loaded firearm at someone holding a book and pull the trigger, you should be under some sort of permanent supervision.

People do crazy stunts all the time. Tight rope walkers across Grand Canyon. If someone falls and dies is that manslaughter for the crew? Stupid no doubt but jail time?

Stupid yes, but is this criminal? Being charged.