Car thief charged with 4 murders for heli crash ?

[carlprop]

Murder by proxy.

 

[MarkC]

So how are news crews "responding"?

 

[moribundman]

Victims of crime, bystanders and police have no choice in being exposed to the effects of a crime. That's why a criminal should certainly be held accountable for harm resulting to these people.

Civilians flying around in helicopters, involving themselves in chasing, gawking, reporting etc, are exposing themselves and the public at large willingly to the consequences of what may happen as a result of the crime, chase, etc. It's simply not the same situation.

 

[MarkC]

Yep.

 

[Al]

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So how are news crews "responding"?

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Yea really..what if I tripped and fell and broke my neck going to the TV to watch the crash...Is that another chargeable murder?

 

[doitmyself]

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Victims of crime, bystanders and police have no choice in being exposed to the effects of a crime. That's why a criminal should certainly be held accountable for harm resulting to these people.

Civilians flying around in helicopters, involving themselves in chasing, gawking, reporting etc, are exposing themselves and the public at large willingly to the consequences of what may happen as a result of the crime, chase, etc. It's simply not the same situation.

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So, are the reporters involved in the MSNBC predator suicide partially responsible because they willfully involved themselves in the sting?

 

[moribundman]

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So, are the reporters involved in the MSNBC predator suicide partially responsible because they willfully involved themselves in the sting?

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You mean legally? I don't think so. Morally, I'd say they are partially responsible. These two cases have however nothing in common beyond the basic concept of accountability.

 

[i30krab]

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It is referred to in most states as the Felony Murder rule and it has been around a long time. It typically states that if you are comitting a felony crime and during the commission of that crime any person or persons dies in the crime scene or responding to the scene
or to the crime in progress, the suspect can be charged
with murder.

If you rob a bank and a customer in the crime scene during the crime in progress has a heart attack and dies you are in jeopardy of being charged with murder under the felony murder rule.

If an officer is killed in an accident responding to the crime in progress you are comiting and it is a felony crime of any kind (violent crime or property crime) you are in jeopardy of being charged with murder under the felony murder rule.

Easiest way to avoid this is not to do any crimes.

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You sound like you went to Stanford law school. In between taking up liberal causes including getting a high power New York lawyer (at $950.00/hour) for every terrorist caught in the act, the students do learn something. They like to go to a bar.

 

[Papa Bear]

I was called to the bar numerous times ......

I think I hear the voices in my head again ??!!

 

[Aldaris]

What if you get pulled over for a routine traffic stop and someone plows into the cop, killing him? Do you get the blame?