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On the other hand when a civilian "accidentally" kills a person the civilian gets 5 years in prison for an accident.

Marcus Kennedy story that he accidentally dropped a gun, and the gun went off killing his friend accidentally is believable.

The standard line that we always get from the police that they thought the unarmed person had a gun and that they feared for their lives and had to kill the person always has sounded like bullsh*t, and is bullsh*t.

Folks if you think about that long enough you will correctly realized that the police and government are our enemies.

Marcus Kennedy should NOT be in prison for this accidental death.

The police who routinely murder innocent unarmed civilians, usually innocent unarmed Black civilians should be rotting in prison for their crimes against us.

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Phoenix teen gets 5 years in friend's shooting death

Alicia Gonzales, The Republic | azcentral.com 1:21 p.m. MST March 8, 2016

A west Phoenix teenager was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday after accidentally shooting and killing a friend in August.

Marcus Kennedy had previously pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in February.

Kennedy told police he had pulled a handgun from his bag while visiting a friend's house. When he dropped it on the floor, the gun fired, fatally wounding 18-year-old David Christian.

Police said Kennedy,19, was "recklessly manipulating a handgun when the weapon discharged."

Christian was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

During the trial, several friends and relatives spoke on the behalf of Christian and Kennedy.

David Christian's teenage little sister, Jenney Jones, slowly walked toward the stand, and started crying before she could speak her first word.

She said, "David was my brother. He was my best friend. I wanted to be just like him, and be able to take care of my mom like he did. I never thought I would have thoughts of suicide or depression, but he's gone now. He was my world. He was my everything," and quickly left the room sobbing.

Both sides of the courtroom were in tears throughout her testimony.

Christian's mother, Patsy Misner, came to the stand, accompanied by another relative for moral support.

"It wasn't supposed to happen this way," she said. "David was supposed to finish raising his little sister and take care of us. In the end, he (Kennedy) has his life, and his family has him. But we will have to learn to live the rest of our lives without our David Christian."

Marcus Kennedy's little sister, 16-year-old Taylor Kennedy, spoke of the impact her older brother has had on her life, noting that he had been free on bail until he was taken into custody about a week ago.

"My brother Marcus has talked me out of suicide many times without even knowing it," she said. "My mom wasn't there mentally, and my dad wasn't there physically. He's only been gone from us a week and I'm already lost."

Taylor Kennedy also told the court how much she saw her brother suffer.

"We bonded Marcus out of jail, but it wasn't our Marcus. I have never seen him so depressed in my 16 years of life. He knows what he did was wrong and he'll never be the same," she said.

Marcus Kennedy prepared a letter, but felt he couldn't read it aloud. His attorney read, "This will never be fair. Even if I paid with my life, this will never be fair. I will never be myself again, and I replay the scenario every day in my head."

Kennedy, Christian and a third friend were at a home near 72nd Avenue and Indian School Road at about 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 24 when the handgun went off, according to police records.

Kennedy told police he had entered the house from the backyard when he pulled out his cocked .45-caliber pistol and dropped it, according to court documents. Kennedy tried to catch the gun before it hit the kitchen floor, and the gun fired as he fumbled with it.

Kennedy picked up the pistol and looked up to see Christian standing with his hand holding his bleeding left shoulder.

The third person at the home told police he was in the backyard when he heard the gunshot but did not see what had happened, according to court documents. The witness said he entered the home and called 911 when he saw Christian bleeding on the floor. Meanwhile, Kennedy used towels to apply pressure to the wound, documents said.

Kennedy told officials he was carrying a cocked gun because of the neighborhood he was in. However, he was unable to explain to police why he had pulled out the gun.

After being detained for questioning, police arrested Kennedy on a manslaughter charge. He later pled guilty to a reduced charge of negligent homicide.

Before announcing her decision on a sentence, the judge said, "I realize that you never intended to kill your best friend. I know that if you could, you would trade places with him. The punishment must equal the crime, but the punishment can never equal the loss."

Reporters Jamie Sheldon and Nicole Costantino contributed to this article.