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pegothejerk t1_je6uv0t wrote

> The new murder charge moves the case to Brockton Superior Court, where he will be arraigned at a later date, prosecutors said. The district attorney’s office did not explain why Rein was charged with murder.

Huh. Wonder if they collected evidence like texts or a recorded conversation where he admitted to wanting to ram the store with his car but not wanting to kill anyone. 2nd degree is risky without some evidence to that effect.

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Dumdumgirlsbeeep t1_je7dvrh wrote

Right. He’ll walk completely if they can’t prove this.

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Vuedue t1_je7myhp wrote

They have to have some form of evidence that they have which led them to make this charge. If they did not have that evidence, they would have gone with a manslaughter charge.

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Dumdumgirlsbeeep t1_je7o5xl wrote

I just think how they over-charged Casey Anthony and she walked.

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Vuedue t1_je7of2e wrote

That’s completely fair. We just have to hope they have the evidence to back this up. They apparently believe they do. As for Anthony, that woman still retains my hatred to this day.

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Dumdumgirlsbeeep t1_je7oua9 wrote

Same here. A painful & debilitating disease is too good for her. But one can hope 😊

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onetwentyeight t1_je8ygb2 wrote

Or they could turn a blind eye to it like every traffic fatality involving a car and a pedestrian or bicyclist.

Nothing beats the ignorant rhetoric of: "It was the pedestrian/cyclist's/apple customer's fault for not being safer around cars."

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GallowBarb t1_je71edn wrote

Or the toxicology came back.

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berrset2 t1_je7iwia wrote

The article said he was breath tested and no alcohol was found in his system

Not sure what else they’d find that would cause someone to ram into a store. The guy said his foot was stuck on the gas pedal. They have to know something that they aren’t saying

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GallowBarb t1_je7o22b wrote

Blood work can take time. Some labs are more thorough. Others may not have the ability to test for certain substances. Particularly, ones that don't remain in the bloodstream very long.

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Neither-Idea-9286 t1_je6ywvd wrote

Absolutely, they must have something or they would go with manslaughter charges.

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