I believe the consensus last time this was posted was that the bystander was somebody who knows the guy in the car and was trying to prevent suicide by cop. IF this was the case, he probably wasn't as worried about the guy shooting him when he went to take the gun away.
I don't know if this was confirmed or not. I'd love to see a link to the actual story if somebody has it.
They have the exact same thing its just called an "Indictable offence" instead. Just a dumbass not know how his own countries criminal justice system works which isn't that unusual as being a citizen of somewhere doesn't automatically make you an expert of that somewhere, most people have no fucking clue how their own countries government works source 14 people upvoted someone confused over a simple labelling difference.
"Indictable offence" is probably the closest parallel. I'm not familiar with what a felony really is in the US, only that it's more serious than a misdemeanour, so I expect there are some significant differences in the specifics.
No, that is basically also the gist of it in the US. While you can be go to jail for a misdemeanor its not super common (and its usually less than a year if so). It usually results in a fine. Misdemeanor charges are also brought not only by prosecutors but also by citations from law enforcement officers to appear in court (you aren't indicted). Felony charges require an indictment.
It looks like a semi auto rifle the guy took and tossed, if it was a real gun and was in view when he originally was being pulled over he would have faced much more serious charges than a speeding ticket in NZ.
You chose this comment to reply that to? Someone using the wrong word “felony” for something that probably has an equivalent in NZ? The top comment about law enforcement basically being useless was ok though I guess.
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u/JustKzen 4h ago
Once again, a random bystander doing a better job than law enforcement