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Case Study On Texas Mass Shooting

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A mass shooting in a rural Texas church killed three generations of the Holcombe family. Crystal Holcomb and her three children Megan, Emily, and Greg were killed. Crystal was also eight months pregnant. Crystal’s cousin told the Associated Press and when the authorities released the list of victims her unborn child Carlin Brite “Billy Bob” Should the death of an unborn child should be treated as a murder? If we do at what stage of its existence. About 38 states have laws related to fetal murder or feticide says National Conference of State Legislatures.In Texas’ laws concerning crime “individuals” are considered living human beings and include an “unborn child” Texas updated its penal code (laws concerning crime) in 2003 after the

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