Should Cheney derve time for shooting that guy whom later dies?
84566
The guy did not die, he's in stable condition.
103676
I'm not sure about the state laws there, but here in Oregon, Cheney would have been charged with reckless endangerment with a firearm.\n\nI like how double standards apply to regular citizens, politicians, & highly-paid pro athletes.
1140866
I estimate it to happen after the Nov. elections and YES Cheney will be impeached as well.  They will receive life in prison for their crimes against humanity.
108793
Because he wasn't paying full and complete attention to his surroundings, as a hunter (or anyone discharging a firearm) should.\n\nADDITION (to respond to some other comments): \nI'm not aware of anyone who is seriously suggesting that he shot his friend intentionally.  However, saying it was an accident does not mean that there was nothing that could have been done to prevent it.  The NRA's safe hunting rules state: \n\n"Know your target and what is beyond.  Be absolutely sure you have identified your target beyond any doubt. Equally important, be aware of the area beyond your target. This means observing your prospective area of fire before you shoot. Never fire in a direction in which there are people or any other potential for mishap. Think first. Shoot second."\n\nThis is a rule that was not followed by Cheney. While it was indeed an accident, it was one caused by carelessness on the part of both Cheney and Whittington.
591131
Only if Dick Cheney goes for Manslaughter for shooting his lawyer, so shut up!!! He was drunk too...
116476
Sounds very negligent to me, despite attempts to whitewash the incident among friends.  Still and all, even were the friends not the VP, probably no charges would be filed, and no lawsuit. (Esp. since Cheney provided immediate medical help.)
119297
if they can prove that it was accidental and not deliberate then the vice-president would be charged and convicted of manslaughter.   He would also probably have to resign his position.   That means that the new president would be the next in line of constitutional succession which is the Speaker of the House.  He would then appoint a vice-president.
959618
If you shoot a guy in the heart, I think that makes you a sharpshooter. If you can shoot a guy without killing him, that makes you Dick Cheney!!!
1014991
Hey, if you're telling the truth, you need a lawyer, man, and a good one at that!!  I don't know about Maine, but I'm sure there must be some fellas up there who are willing to take on a case like this ... I don't know how police can shoot someone in the head twice and not have an investigation into the shooting ... I would've thought they were responsible for accounting for every bullet fired ... as I said, get a lawyer, and get him quick!!
84053
He should not get jailed for acciedently shooting someone, but he should get fined for not having the proper lisence for the type of bird he was hunting. Just because he is the Vice President of the United States, he is not above the law.
263123
Given enough time, we tend to tear down our hero's who live to long. Both men died while at there peak, and that adds to there legend. if they were still alive, there would have been scandals, and opposition, and they'd probably be just another set of pundits on CNN and Fox news.
304123
Dude...\n\nReally...\n\nGet a life. The man was shot and killed. He is LONG dead and gone.\n\nGet over it.
223370
He's one of our brothers and if the family wants an investigation then, they deserve one. I don't really think anything will become of it, nothing major anyway. The death itself was a tragedy, being killed by friendly fire makes it seem even more of a tragedy and I guess would oppose more questions than if killed by the enemy. Wondering how a friendly could kill one of their own. I believe that the publicity and who he was has been a help in getting the investigation because there are folks still trying to get an investigation on their soldiers, just your average joe...what's right for one should be right for all. You just have to keep pushing and pushing and taking it to all levels of the government to warrant an investigation. Some do not have the energy for that....the Tillmans did.
464815
His death will be investigated,coronor will say why he died. Hung with the wrong crowd. but did not deserve to die by murder or by drug induction. natural death. Thats life and the way it should be.
406055
What makes you think Cheney did that on accident? I sure don't think it was an accident, I think he really wanted to kill the man for not following orders about Scooter Libby. These people are Nazi's.
968751
In a very slow way, the longer the better. I rule out firing squad, it's bloody quick, that's why he wants it. If he hangs, he will suffer for a few seconds or even one minute or so.\n\nWhen someone dies, he/she never dies all of a sudden, it takes some time.\n\nTo answer you: just put him in a torture pit, dismember him slowly till he passes away with loss of blood.\n\nOh, just for curiosity, I heard that dying by being drown is a good death, I wonder why, trying to breath and water filling my lungs, not.
81634
this is one of those times you need to just throw your political feelings out the window and keep an open mind.  add to it the fact that the story is not yet finished and it's hard to predict what will happen to mr. cheney, and (more importantly) harry whittington.  \n\ni don't know if there is any legal precedent for having a sitting vice president be removed from office for an offense like this.  mr. cheney is very unpopular with many people (including me) because of his political views, but i have to feel a little bit for the guy because it was, after all, an 'accident'.  i don't agree with the fact cheney hasn't addressed the issue... but saying 'impeach him' because of this incident is a knee-jerk reaction by those who didn't like him last week either.  i'm gonna read up more and see where this story leads before continuing...\n\nps::: well i see where mr. whittington was released from the hospital, so thankfully your scenario won't play out.  i am very curious though about the 'holes' in cheney's story.  \n\npps::: it's funny, at first i felt sorry for the vice-president, but now that whittington is ok, my feeling has turned more toward disgust with cheney.  i wonder why this is?