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0 pointsgruez1y ago0 comments

Still not murder unless they intended for the deaths to occur.

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> The felony murder rule is a rule that allows a defendant to be charged with first-degree murder for a killing that occurs during a dangerous felony, even if the defendant is not the killer.

gruezOP1y ago

Is whatever Boeing did a "dangerous felony"? Wikipedia suggests not every crime qualifies:

>To avoid the need for reliance upon common law interpretations of what felony conduct merges with murder, and what offenses do and do not qualify for felony murder, many U.S. jurisdictions explicitly list what offenses qualify in a felony murder statute. Federal law specifies additional crimes, including terrorism, kidnapping, and carjacking.

shakna1y ago

Knowingly placing thousands of lives at risk, including possible state actors - risking international relationships, whilst also risking damages to critical infrastructure, such as airports, certainly would seem to qualify as a dangerous felony.

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Nuzzerino1y ago

If they can do it to Trump, they can do it to Boeing.

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immibis1y ago

> The felony murder rule is a rule that allows a defendant to be charged with first-degree murder for a killing that occurs during a dangerous felony, even if the defendant is not the killer.

gruezOP1y ago

Is whatever Boeing did a "dangerous felony"? Wikipedia suggests not every crime qualifies:

shakna1y ago

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Nuzzerino1y ago

If they can do it to Trump, they can do it to Boeing.

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