Doug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoA draconian legal doctrine called felony murder has put thousands of Americans — disproportionately young and Black — in prison1ft.ioexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1119arrow-down1external-linkA draconian legal doctrine called felony murder has put thousands of Americans — disproportionately young and Black — in prison1ft.ioDoug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareKepabarlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down7·9 months agoIf stealing the car leads to a chase that ends with an accident and death, I can see it. Didn’t read the article to know if that’s the case here or not.
minus-squareCaptainProton@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 months agoIt’s not. Two guys breaking into cars got caught, one went quietly while the other ran, drove off, and (much later) hit some cyclists killing them. Both charged with murder.
If stealing the car leads to a chase that ends with an accident and death, I can see it.
Didn’t read the article to know if that’s the case here or not.
It’s not.
Two guys breaking into cars got caught, one went quietly while the other ran, drove off, and (much later) hit some cyclists killing them. Both charged with murder.
Ah, I see.