Well i believe the woman. What possible reason would she have to make such a thing up?
Exactly.
Whatever the allegations are against this man letâs not forget the âbig pictureâ. The fact that once again someone was shot dead by a stray bullet fired during a hunt.
No one deserves to have their life taken from them by someoneâs carlesness with an armed weapon. IMO this should be classed as manslaughter.
Unless they are named Trump, Asad, or Kardashian,
The 22 year-old hunter was kept in hospital⊠suffering from shock. He could be charged with ManslaughterâŠ
No-one knows how the accident happened⊠so letâs wait and see how this pans out.
Of course not John. I was talking about the problems we have here in France every hunting season. There should be more controls. For instance how about the âmasterâ of each local hunt checking that itâs members have not too freely inbibed before they set off ?
Maybe others on SF have suggestions of how they think the hunt should be staged/controlled.
I thought the shooter was going to be charged with âaggravated manslaughterâ?
Of course.
I think itâs still being investigated as aggravated manslaughter as opposed to him being charged yet
Well I feel very sorry for the 22 year old hunter as whatever the circumstances it was a terrible accident. I would hate to think a child of mine could end up in prison for many years for an accident.
Before everyone points out a man has died, yes, that is tragic but I hope the hunter will be shown some mercy.
He is - heâs being tried for manslaughter, not murder.
I have a little sympathy but not much (for the hunter involved) - I know that the hunt is an important, indeed unassailable, part of French life but people really need to understand that the pointy things that go bang are lethal.
Aggravated manslaughter can mean prison for 20 years. I abhor guns and Iâm not keen on hunting( although at least the French eat what they kill) but I hope the guy, if he wasnât drunk, gets some leniency.
Whether he was a ânice guyâ or not Mr Sutton has had rather more than 20 years cut off from his life by this incident.
I donât exactly believe in âan eye for an eyeâ but, if found guilty any sentence has to take into account a manâs life was lost by inadvisable use of a lethal weapon.
CaliâŠ
I think hunters are way to close to the publicâŠi see them alot in fields around our home.
The gun laws in California are what exactly⊠???
It seems entirely possible to me that this was indeed an accidental shooting. Mountain bikes are designed for off-road use so it is conveivable that the cyclist was travelling at speed across unmarked and unkown terrain for the fun, thrills and adventure that the sport promises, and the risks that its devotees will understand.
The young hunter could equally conceivably have]discharged his gun at what he thought was a legitimate prey breaking cover. I donât think prey animals or birds are going to announce their presence to a hunter with a come-and-get-me pose in a clearing, in full sunlight, and wait for the ball to strike them.
One would imagine that a mountain-biker would know that it was open season, and know where hunting took place, if he was a countryman himself. Accidents do happen, and the consequences are tragic, but sometimes there is no one to blame, which is not to say that lessons canât be learned by those willing to heed them
Yet another âwild dischargeâ by a hunter, thankfully no one was hurt this time.
Itâs not even safe to be in your own home now !
When are the âmastersâ of the hunt going to police their members ?
Not a hunter⊠but still a youngster with a gun⊠
