So IANAL, let alone a trial-lawyer, but I did spend weeks/days with 11 other people listening/deliberating after a cop-adjacent defendant non-fatally shot somebody.
> Attempted Second-degree Murder?
Hold up, what this means varies by state: Illinois law says that second-degree still requires an intent to kill [0], and I think the prosecution may have a hard time proving beyond reasonable doubt that the driver intended to turn the victim into road-splatter.
In contrast, the next step down of (attempted?) "Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless Homicide" seems much easier to prove, and explicitly draws in a surprising number of vehicle-related details.
[0] https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?MajorTopic=RIG...
A reasonable person would expect severe injury or death from running somebody over, and that is enough to satisfy 'intent.'
"Caaarl!! THAT KILLS PEOPLE!" "How was I supposed to know stabbing him 37 times in the chest would do that?"
would you?
I would certainly consider him guilty, if not of exactly that crime.
No, because it’s a law enforcement officer doing it.
Possible! Many police officers have gone to jail for murdering people.
Don't worry though, just like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50090246 someone will be along to say "mistakes are inevitable, but we need to enforce immigration law, and this is an acceptable price, though not ideal".
It wasn't even the guy they had a "warrant" for.
> ICE’s Lies About A Man Officer Ran Over Undone By Footage Captured By Nearby CCTV Camera