11-20-2021, 04:32 PM
(11-20-2021, 04:11 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: When it all boils down what pisses me off the most about the situation is people died because a 17 year old kid decided to roam the streets during a riot with a rifle. And according to the laws no one is accountable.
Then there is stuff like this.
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-lakeith-smith-65-years/fact-check-lakeith-smith-was-sentenced-to-65-years-in-prison-for-murder-burglary-and-theft-after-his-friend-was-killed-by-police-officer-during-break-in-idUSKBN243246
Where a 15 year old gets 55 years in prison because cops shot and killed his friend. He was involved in a burglary with other people but himself was unarmed and fired no shots.
Seems a little uneven.
That's Felony Murder and is on the books in most states, basically saying of someone dies while you are in the commission of a felony, you are guilty of murder. We had a guy convicted of this when he set a fire, and a firefighter fell off the back of a fire truck and died. And there was a little more to it in this case.....
Quote:The post was flagged as potentially false as part of Facebook’s efforts to curb misinformation. While 65 years was indeed the sentence initially handed to Smith, it was for a combination of murder, burglary and theft convictions.
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