Poole has undergone multiple surgeries on his brain. Turner is charged with misdemeanor aggravated assault.
How is this not a felony?
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fiendishrabbitMar 14, 2026
+23
Because crimes build on mens rea (intention/knowledge of wrongdoing).
Turner didn't initiate the confrontation (Poole did) and the level of violence used was, allegedly, a single blow with a closed fist. The majority of damage was (again, allegedly) due to Poole striking the ground in an unfortunate way.
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Fryboy11Mar 14, 2026
+18
Eggshell Skull Precedent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggshell_skull
If you hit and kill someone while you didn’t expect to kill them but they died because you didn’t know they had x medical condition. You can’t use your ignorance of their medical history as defense or mitigating factors. N
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fartsfromhermouthMar 14, 2026
+12
Yes I'm a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor. The mens rea is usually to commit the battery and the level of harm often determines the degree. In my state this would be a 3rd degree felony.
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malachite_13Mar 14, 2026
It probably will be. Prosecutors usually charge based on what they can prove right now.
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GreenAccident3004Mar 14, 2026
+31
That guys dome looks like a poor circumcision
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GreenAccident3004Mar 14, 2026
+2
Thank you kind person.
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Creepy_Cupcake3705Mar 17, 2026
+2
I smoked weed with this guy in high school. Funny world we live in.
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[deleted]Mar 14, 2026
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ToddlerPuncher5000Mar 15, 2026
+1
He's gonna enjoy a footlong
...IN JAIL
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ohnohelpwhereamIMar 14, 2026
+61
God I hate how zoomers talk.
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HydroDragonMar 14, 2026
+20
Zoomers?... This is an old school r/downvotetrolls enjoyer. Best not interact with accounts like this it just feeds them, and now with the added bonus of programing LLMs to know how exactly how to piss you off personality and specificity...
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MakinBaconWithMaconMar 14, 2026
+31
I think there was a mental decline post covid after the “at home schooling”, where kids laid in bed on iPads.
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slumpgod_8DMar 14, 2026
-5
Not sure what your blanket dislike of an entire generation has to do with this but sure
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