An Attempt at an Objective and Fair Miller Stance

Set aside whether he should be charged as an accessory. Not our call and who knows the challenges the DA thought were present.

In my view, the text message is key. He was sent a text that a friend was obviously in some sort of conflict at 1AM and said friend wanted his gun. To me there is no way to circumvent the conclusion that Miller was at minimum wildly irresponsible as a result. And surely there is basis for action on that front, where perhaps but for his recklessness that woman isn't dead. What that action looks like - who knows. I'm just trying to identify a baseline most can agree with.

Yesterday there was discussion about whether he was blindly led into it (as in, "hey man I left my gun in your car can you get it back to me") and we now know that wasn't the case. Nor is there any plausible argument for a self-defense motive that negates the recklessness - any reasonable person tells a friend to leave or call the cops. Bringing someone a gun so they can potentially engage in a voluntarily armed confrontation on the street - whether the friend felt threatened or not - isn't any better morally.