if the man that was shot by the Vice president should die, should the vice president be charged with a crime?
81143
He is not critical. However, if any person dies and it is related directly to other persons harm, then the law states he may be charged with involuntary homicide. The same holds true for an automobile accident or anything that may take the life of another human being. I personally, do not think this attorney will die as a result of the injury sustained from this incident. It was a very unfortunate accident.
1006259
I think she should been charged with attempted murder, and murder if any of the men die from this. She must have known what she was doing, so she should pay the consequences.
192159
he was framed for killing the vice presidents brother
238271
Heck yes!\nIt's not funny that someone got shot, but OMG is it funny that our Vice President was shooting quails in a freakin' enclosed pen and was still so inept that he actually shot a person. Maybe the inside story was that the friend was actually trying to hold a quail still for Cheney to shoot at - and he still missed.\n\nIt's just such a perfect symbol of the arrogant, careless and dangerous way that this presidential office conducts itself.
122852
No\nhe was only ticketed and it will be looked into. I'n sure the man won't die... and I'm sure he didn't press charges against him.
905211
No. The Pres is always in full communication with his staff and it doesn't matter where he is. The VP does not take over for him unless he is incapacitated. Thank God. Would you want Cheney in charge for 5 minutes? Bush is bad enough.
612639
No, but he should be impeached and incarcerated.
680821
Look at it this way, if he was executed, he would have been made a matyr in his homeland (legend of the 70 virgins, etc.).  Yes, he's alive on the taxpayer's dime in jail.  Although the vengeful, "dark side of the force*" part of me wanted to see him used as target practice on every pistol and rifle range in the free world, he wasn't made a matyr.\n\nI feel justice has been served.
135790
No one is saying Cheney shot his hunting buddy on purpose, I've heard no talk of criminal charges,it was an accident,but not an accident I feel is easily excusable.\nA man who has been hunting as long as Cheney has no excuse for not knowing what is in his field of fire before pulling the trigger... He discredited himself, the public is merely talking about it....and the fact that he did not have the proper hunting license for shooting upland birds....lots of hunters in that area have made the same mistake because that tag is a new requirement, not a huge deal, but very entertaining.
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?
841074
Of course he should be executed.  Swiftly and publically. I don't buy into all that garbage about keeping him alive so he has to "live with what he's done" for the rest of his life. \n\nThat beast has no conscience. Kill him and be done with it.
362624
Each state has its own set of sentencing guidelines.\n\nAs to the other apart of your statement, the charge would stick, as long as the person lives...additional charges would be filed if should they die as a result of the action. And NO, the judge isn't going to lenient because you're a lousy shot!
164363
Less. If one would knowling commit a crime then one would no doubtibly be shot dead. Few would choose that.
745919
No, the assasin would be assasinated for making Cheney President.
649623
President or not no one should be above or beyond the law this includes the vice president also. as of late congress and the legal system can not seem to find the balls to bring charges against these people Why what are they so afraid of?
64803
He committed the crime when he was 50 year old. He then sat on death row for the next 24 years, so yes he sentence should be carried out, should have been done much sooner.
7576
he can be impeached for high crimes and mistemeaners. So there would have to be a specific charge.  If he was given erroneous information and he thought it to be true, then it is not a lie.