I prefer not to call him pig-hearted because pigs are smart, kind, and beautiful animals. https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/phenomenal-r...

I suppose he made a good guinea pig, though.

Better him than actual guinea pigs.

His assault definitely contributed to Shumaker’s early death but he didn’t “murder” him.

Why, because Bennett couldn't be convicted of it? Bennett took decades off Shumaker's life. AFAICT it's for practical reasons that he got a lesser charge, not for philosophical reasons.

https://www.swordandscale.com/murder-charges-under-the-delay...

I think that particular exception to double jeopardy is unique to New York. It’s not my area of expertise so I could be wrong but I think most of the country still uses some version of the “year and a day” rule.

> contributed to Shumaker’s early death

That sounds like murder to me. Call it what it is. A slow death committed with the intention of a fast death doesn't make it not a murder.

And the pig.

And the pig's family.