New York Times Not Aware That Florida Is Part Of U.S. Nor That We Follow U.S. Law
Drunk kid knows his buddies are going out to rob and pillage, drunk kid lends his car to said robbers and pillagers..robbery and murder follow..drunk kid charged in the murder..That is the law according to the state of Florida. See how the NYT’s addresses this:
He was convicted of murder under a distinctively American legal doctrine that makes accomplices as liable as the actual killer for murders committed during felonies like burglaries, rapes and robberies.
Hey Adam, Florida is part of the United States Of America.
Most scholars trace the doctrine, which is an aspect of the felony murder rule, to English common law, but Parliament abolished it in 1957.
We don’t have a Parliment Adam. We have State and Federal legislative bodies that write our laws.
But Mr. Holle did testify that he had been told it might be necessary to “knock out” Jessica Snyder.
Sure, knock her out, no biggie…
Christine Snyder, for instance, recalled finding her daughter, her head bashed in and her teeth knocked out.
But life in prison without parole? Seems harsh doesn’t it?
Mr. Holle was the only one of the five men charged with murdering Jessica Snyder who was offered a plea bargain, one that might have led to 10 years in prison.
“I did so because he was not as culpable as the others,” said Mr. Rimmer, the prosecutor.
Mr. Holle, who rejected the deal, has spent some time thinking about the felony murder rule.
Oh..so again he had a choice to make, and again he made a bad one…Now he has lots of time to think about the law.
H/T to memeorandum
December 4, 2007 - 03:30 PM on December 4th, 2007
Well, I guess convicting someone of murder who didn’t actually murder anyone is getting pretty tough on crime.
Seems a little harsh? Yeah, actually it does.
December 4, 2007 - 03:32 PM on December 4th, 2007
Doesn’t it also seem a little strange that the prosecutor himself said, “He was not as culpable as the others”, yet he still prosecuted him for murder, same as the others?
December 4, 2007 - 03:42 PM on December 4th, 2007
No it does not. The prosecutor followed the law. This young man was given a plea deal by that same prosecutor, but the kid turned it down.
It seems really odd that a person would lend their car to another person knowing that a crime is to be committed.
December 4, 2007 - 06:06 PM on December 4th, 2007
Guess they figured it wasn’t necessary to say the English Common Law was cut by the English Parliament.
December 5, 2007 - 12:44 AM on December 5th, 2007
Actually Pug, the twit had on multiple occasions the ability to prevent going to jail. He could’ve refused to lend them the car. He could’ve warned the intended victim. He could’ve called the police. He could’ve tried to stop the crime himself. He could’ve taken the plea deal. On every one of those occasions, he chose to do the wrong thing. Yes, life in prison without parole is a rough sentence, but perhaps his story will encourage other people to NOT be so stupid.
December 5, 2007 - 09:49 AM on December 5th, 2007
Chucky Manson May not have murdered anyone himself but he ordered the killings so he was just as responsible so give the youth life in prison and acrew the liberal wussietards he should have known better