PHOENIX, AZ — A Black man, who is deaf and has cerebral palsy is facing felony aggravated assault and resisting arrest charges after he was repeatedly punched and tasered by a pair of Phoenix police officers.
The violent and rapid arrest of Tyron McAlpin raises serious questions and could serve as a test case for Phoenix and the Department of Justice as the two battle over whether the police department in America’s fifth-largest city needs federal oversight.
Acting on false claims from a white man under investigation, body camera video shows officers unexpectedly go after McAlpin, punch him in the head at least 10 times, Taser him four times, and wrap their arms around his neck.
This seems like at least attempted manslaughter to me.
You mean assault with a deadly weapon?
Manslaughter is accidental, so attempted manslaughter is just attempt of murder.
No, manslaughter is just not premeditated. We don’t know whether or not the cops went in trying to kill the man, but they definitely knew that what they were doing had that potential.
https://leppardlaw.com/criminal-law/homicide-lawyers/what-is-attempted-manslaughter/
And now I know. Thanks squiddums!
Depends on the region. Lots of places have 2nd degree murder for murders that perpetrated by someone who had intent but did not plan it, then use manslaughter for the death of someone which was not intentional but should have known that there was a probability of death occuring.