Talk:Soon Ja Du

The LA riots were in 1992. If this was, thirteen days after the Rodney King incident, it should be March 16, 1992, not 1991.

You are incorrect. Yes, the L.A. riots were in 1992, but the Rodney King beating and the Harlins shooting were 1991. The riots did not happen when King was beaten; they happened a year later when the officers who beat him were acquitted at trial. Mwelch 06:58, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Merging of Soon Ja Du and Latasha Harlins articles

Take a look and compare. These two articles are identical in scope with a few details unique to both. ie. names, ages, roles of Billy and Charles Du, Du's lawyer, video proof, Tupac. It seems like a waste of space to have the two when they don't go into the actual lives of the two individuals, and all we know about them stems from this one incident. I'm not entirely sure what the new article should be called - I'm trying to find an article which was titled after an incident with a similar background - Would this be a precedent? As voluntary manslaughter is still murder by definition, it could be called "Murder of Latasha Harlins," but I'm sure someone wants think of something that sounds "less biased." (The Lake Effect 09:04, 6 September 2006 (UTC))

Agreed with the merger idea. Definitely think that "Death of . . ." or even "Killing of . . ." would be a better title. Whether voluntary manslaughter is truly the same as second-degree murder is a subtle legal point that in truth would vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction even within the United States, to say nothing of possible legal variances in other countries. One could certainly make an reasonable argument that there's no substantive difference, and that "murder" is therefore just as appropriate a word. But it isn't Wikipedia's place to make such an argument. So, since Soon Ja Du was not convicted of murder, a "Murder of . . ." title definitely should not be used. Mwelch 20:06, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Is anyone interested in going ahead with this merger? If not, I'll give it a try.--Seazzy 21:15, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

It's been on my "to do eventually" list for awhile now, but just been busy with other things, so for my part, I don't know when I'd be able to actually get to it. If you've got the time to put toward it . . . then, by all menas, be bold! 8-) Mwelch 21:32, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Murder of...

Just because she wasn't convicted, doesnt mean that it wasnt a murder.