In the past not only the citizens of Texas, but also within the courtroom setting, have easily recognized a deadly weapon. Law enforcement agencies everywhere over the years have expanded the list of deadly weapons to basically anything that is used for purposeful harm to an individual. These weapons play a vital role in court when contributing to whether or not a person is let off the hook or not. However, today deadly weapons are seemingly everywhere in every shape and form.

Recently  a woman has shed light on the possibilities of what a potential deadly weapon could be. A woman kidnapped a child and placed it in a garbage dumpster in order to hide it from friends, or family. The child was later discovered and was severely dehydrated, as well as shaken up a bit.

The woman now faces charges that center around endangering a child, injuring a child, aggravated kidnapping, and especially abandoning a child. Luckily the child was found or else more serious issues could be faced by the child such as death and for the woman who could have been expecting a long, long life in jail.

Her case is now being discussed in court as to whether or not the dumpster should be viewed at as a deadly weapon. If the dumpster is seen as  a deadly weapon charges could be increased to the full extent upon the woman. With instances like this people have to begin to open their imagination up to what a potential weapon could be especially in the circumstance it was used. If a dumpster was used as a weapon why could a chair, or an even a soda bottle not be considered in the same category.

Inevitably, times are changing and so are the people within the world and the way they think. Hopefully in the future, courts will not make broad judgments about potential weapons, but more a less set an example for how society will be treated in examples such as this.

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