A pregnant woman was shot in the stomach....

This happened in Alabama.
The police believe that the woman intiatated the shooting. The woman was not shot by the police. The woman was charged with manslaughter for the loss of the fetus

Are the police correct in this instance or is this going to far?

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bowman81 · M

One has to read the whole story and not just the headlines to try to understand what happened....Altercation occurred and the case was presented to a grand jury. The grand jury found that the woman doing the shooting was acting in self defense. The pregnant woman was the instigator and aggressor in an assault on the shooter. The grand jury cleared the shooter and indicted the pregnant woman for the death of the fetus.

The legal theory is similar to "felony murder". If two guys rob a store and one of them is shot and killed by the shopkeeper, the other robber can be and usually is charged with felony murder. His and the dead partner's illegal actions led to the death.

If the grand jury would have found the shooter responsible she could have been and would have been charged. As it was the only criminal activity that led to the death of the child was the mother's.

I bet they have a difficult time convicting her.