So, I looked up Mass’s criminal code, and I think I found why they’re doing this. They have a separate section for voluntary manslaughter without a murder charge, and it doesn’t seem to require them to show the defendant intended to murder, only that they intended to cause the injury. Which like I think he very clearly did intend to murder, but a regular person might get tripped up on that.

Not really seeing how shooting someone who is fleeing from you is manslaughter, personally.

dude, when your job is putting you in a position where you feel the urge to murder a teenager, get a new job.

In PA, the statutory time limit to hold them without charges does not include weekends/holidays. They’ll see the judge today.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/quakertown-students-arrested-police-chief-20260224.html

So, you can’t just ask the school what the kid’s name is? You absolutely had to physically assault a child to issue the ticket then and there?