I agree with it as a concept. If you and 3 buddies go to rob a bank armed and someone dies as a result of that you’re just as responsible as the one that pulled the trigger
But like all laws in America it is then interpreted in the most insane ways possible and then used more frequently against minorities.
the concept is okay, even good, I would say. if somebody does as a direct consequence of your actions, well, you murdered them — but that requires some nuance and work to determine how “direct”.
but the implementation, oh boy, that’s classic police state america
difference being (as I understand it) that manslaughter is negligence outside of criminal actions, and felony murder is manslaughter while committing a crime
USian here and I remember knowing about this for most of my life, but I never looked into its origins. I still haven’t, and right now I don’t care to.
But holy shit does it feel like racism must have played a role.
edit to add: I ALSO remember on and after the Jan 6 insurriot how it seemed like hundreds of those people should be going down for felony murder. Funny how that didn’t happen.
I just learned about that bullshit and what the fuck, you US citizens really got a lot of bullshit ways to raise your numbers of legal slaves.
I agree with it as a concept. If you and 3 buddies go to rob a bank armed and someone dies as a result of that you’re just as responsible as the one that pulled the trigger
But like all laws in America it is then interpreted in the most insane ways possible and then used more frequently against minorities.
The land of the free, also also the largest prison population in the world.
the concept is okay, even good, I would say. if somebody does as a direct consequence of your actions, well, you murdered them — but that requires some nuance and work to determine how “direct”.
but the implementation, oh boy, that’s classic police state america
Thats called manslaughter
nah that’s separate, more like negligence
difference being (as I understand it) that manslaughter is negligence outside of criminal actions, and felony murder is manslaughter while committing a crime
Distinction without a difference
I assume you also watched last week’s Last Week Tonight?
And yeah, we get fucked by the system 8 ways to Sunday.
Yep. And I was absolutely unsurprised about the racism as well. Because of course black people get screwed over the most.
USian here and I remember knowing about this for most of my life, but I never looked into its origins. I still haven’t, and right now I don’t care to.
But holy shit does it feel like racism must have played a role.
edit to add: I ALSO remember on and after the Jan 6 insurriot how it seemed like hundreds of those people should be going down for felony murder. Funny how that didn’t happen.