I'm also saying that in Texas, there is a statute that is implicated by this incident.

I'm further saying, that in my state of disbelief over what Cheney has gotten away with on a much larger scale, I don't think there will be much of an effort to hold him accountable for this much smaller wrong.

And as for the policy of charging in instances like this, yes, I'm saying that prosecutors frequently charge under the public policy of gun safety.  To make an example of those who are unsafe, so the story gets in the newspaper, and hopefully enforces the notion that others take more care.

"Have you no sense of decency, sir. At long last, have you left no sense of decency?" -- Boston Attorney Joseph Welch, taking down Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

Given WW's recent comment above concerning the nature and location of the wounds, ie: chest, neck and face, in other words the man was apparently facing him at a reasonably close range, my experience tells me that this was not so much a "shooting" accident, but more likely a situation that involved the mis/improper handling of a gun.  In the field, ie: the actual process of a quail hunt, you are never face to face with another hunter.   (There are some forms of hunting, esp. pheasants, where this is not the case and they require much attention and awareness from the parties involved. But explaing all the nuances of this is not required, I think.)

As to circumstances where I, personally, would press charges...hospitalization/ER treatment would be #1 on the list.

Peace

the revolution will not be televised...

And I'm presuming you are a dude, here.  I am seriously on the brink of falling right off the face of the planet.  And I'd be happy to go.  It doesn't matter what I do personally.  There is no change.  Speak out.  Or stay silent.  This wave is just going to rush on.

Fucking MTP today.  I almost lost it.  Daschle and Dem Rep who is minority chair of House Intelligence.  Both saying, when asked, should this NSA program continue?  Both -- yes.  Absolutely necessary.  That is the loyal opposition.  Line up and march right on the fucking constitution of our United States.  Absolutely mindless.  We don't need a terrorist threat to take us out.  We've taken ourselves out.  The mere threat of death -- some unspecified hokey bullshit threat -- and we as a people are massively ready to surrender any notion of freedom.  Not a problem.  I don't know the numbers.  But it seems overwhelmingly clear.  We just don't give a fuck.

And Iran.  We are ready.  As a people, the tide has turned.  The whole cartoon war is the coup de grace.  This is a crusade.  Once it was a mistake for Bush to utter the word, but that fiction has fallen away.  I am convinced we are headed to an awful global type of war.  And I'm convinced that my team has some pretty kick ass weaponry that will allow us to slaughter multitudes.  And I'm convinced that Christians will go to church and pray to thank their God that we are roasting "those fuckers."

Fucking Ann Coulter is brave enough to publically use the term "rag head."  This is mass hysteria.  And I'm so sorry for what this country is doing.  But I can't do a fucking thing about it.

Eisenhower -- he was right.  He was a fucking prophet.  We are there.  We are controlled beyone all hope.  A brilliant control.  With the illusion of freedom and liberty.  We are a deadly hateful people.  With smiles and Big Macs.

I want to be carted off to a re-education center.  But the beauty is -- they don't even need to take me there.  Because the system provides a mechanism whereby voices that say such nonsesne as -- stop using my money to bomb children -- are marginalized to the point of ridicule.  It is a laughable notion to suggest we stop bombing children.  It is not serious.  Ridiculous.  It is irrational to tell your lawmaker that you object to having a secret prison system engaged in torture.  Laughable.  Silly.  Responsible people do not want to lunch with you, when you start speaking these thoughts out loud, outside this blog site.  Because you are a raving lunatic.  I am a raving lunatic.  And I can almost accept that.  I am a raving lunatic.  It is not so bad.  Just wish they would let me take something for the pain.

"Have you no sense of decency, sir. At long last, have you left no sense of decency?" -- Boston Attorney Joseph Welch, taking down Sen. Joseph McCarthy.