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[–] sheogorath@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Does this count as murder? https://www.history.com/news/the-original-wild-west-showdown-bill-hickok-davis-tutt

He got arrested after killing someone and the jury found him not guilty with a lot of witnesses seeing the act.

[–] echodot -1 points 2 days ago

I don't think something that happened in the 1800s is particularly applicable to the 21st century.