Jaylen Johnson charged with manslaughter after shooting death of his mother at their home’s back door in St Louis suburb

A 25-year-old Missouri man says he mistook his mother for an intruder before shooting her to death at their home’s back door.

Prosecutors have charged Jaylen Johnson with manslaughter and armed criminal action in connection with the shooting death on Thursday of his mother, Monica McNichols-Johnson.

McNichols-Johnson’s shooting death came less than a year after another shooting in Missouri saw Ralph Yarl, then 16, get shot on 13 April by 84-year-old Andrew Lester after ringing the wrong doorbell while picking up his siblings.

  • @AA5B@lemmy.world
    1•8 months ago

    I’m afraid of your “self-defense” Well don’t attempt to kill me or someone I care about in my presence, simple as. Think you can handle that? Should be pretty damn easy tbh.

    or your lack of securing your weapon.

    Yep, easy. I’ll try not to turn around in your driveway or knock on the door or live in range of stray bullets or be anywhere near whatever random kid finds your gun or in sight when you’re in a bad mood, or near anyone who steals it or whoever they sell it to, or in the same town when you’re nervous enough to decide that’s a good choice, or in the same park if you commit suicide m, or know any family or friend you might get pissed at or drink in front of, or near any store or government agency you thought gave you a bad deal, or anywhere in nature you think that rustling bush means a bear, or in any neighborhood where people make you nervous for any reason, etc

    • @ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      0•8 months ago

      Yep, easy. I’ll try not to turn around in your driveway

      That guy got charged and convicted.

      or knock on the door

      People get cinvicted for that all the time, despite Joe Biden’s suggestion, that is illegal.

      or live in range of stray bullets

      People get convicted of negligent homicide if they shoot a bystander (well if they die, ykwim, if not they’re charged with something also bad)

      or be anywhere near whatever random kid finds your gun

      Why are there kids in my house or pants? I do not consent to this.

      or in sight when you’re in a bad mood,

      Does “in a bad mood” mean “you’re literally actively attempting to kill me?” No? Didn’t think so.

      or near anyone who steals it

      Well yeah criminals are criminals, I wouldn’t hang out with a gun theif either, first smart thing you’ve said.

      or whoever they sell it to,

      Yeah criminals who buy stolen guns are also bad, good move

      or in the same town when you’re nervous enough to decide that’s a good choice,

      The fuck I look like I have the Killdozer in my pants? Jeez were you the guy who called me scared earlier? I’m not gonna check but if not he should get a load of you.

      or in the same park if you commit suicide m,

      Why would I do that? There’s better places, not to speak of the fact that I’m not suicidal. You projecting or something? 1-800-273-8255.

      or know any family or friend you might get pissed at or drink in front of,

      Does any of this sound like “attempts to kill you” to you, really? C’mon man you ok?

      or near any store or government agency you thought gave you a bad deal,

      Also a crime, and you can’t even carry in government buildings.

      or anywhere in nature you think that rustling bush means a bear,

      What the fuck are you doing spying on me through the bushes, anyway? I’ll be honest I might have it at low ready for that, but you’d only get maced when I figured out you’re just some pervert not a cougar (black bears around here, they keep to themselves, it’s the mountain lions what get ya.)

      or in any neighborhood where people make you nervous for any reason, etc

      When did they put “nervous neighborhoods” on the list of “death or great bodily injury?” I’m not seeing that on the list.

      You should probably consult a lawyer and learn a bit about use of force laws before you talk about them, you don’t really seem educated on the subject.