The Law - Oddities and Facts

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

How Lending A Friend Your Car, Then Going to Bed Can Land You a Life Prison Sentence | Alternet

The author's best point is that the parents who were selling the drugs out of their house should be held responsible at some point also.

And again, likely none of this happens if marijuana was not illegal.

Bottomline for me, the US system is outta whack, but I don't see much of a chance to get it back on track.

the felony murder rule is there for a good purpose - to deter people from committing violent felonies and holding them accountable for any consequence that results.

if a couple guys decide to rob a store and the clerk dies of a heart attack - you should be charged with felony murder.

if a couple of guys decide to rob a store and the clerk calls his wife afterwards and she dies of a heart attack - you should be charged with felony murder.

the only sticking point and critical decision that had to be made (from reading that brief and one sided article) is whether he knew they intended to rob the girl or should have known (they used his car to rob in the past, he should have known that they would use his car to rob again).

if the guy didnt know, then the DA for that county failed miserably in applying his or her discretion