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Exeggcute
08/15/19 10:24:35 AM
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Is that fair? - Results (15 votes)
Yes, that's totally fair
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No, they shouldn't be charged with murder
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https://news.yahoo.com/homeowner-shot-14-old-during-001623622.html

Five Chicago teens are being charged with murder after a 14-year-old who was with them during an attempted burglary was shot by the homeowner, authorities said Tuesday.

The group traveled in a stolen Lexus to an Illinois home where they were confronted by the 75-year-old homeowner, according to the Lake County Illinois Sheriff's Office. The man went out to investigate and told authorities he believed someone was trying to steal his car, a 2011 Audi.

"At least one of the male subjects advanced toward him with an unknown object in his hand," officials said in a release. "The homeowner feared for his life and discharged a firearm."

At least one of the rounds from the small caliber revolver struck the 14-year-old, and a knife was later found at the scene of the shooting. The homeowner called 911 to report the attempted burglary and shots fired, but by the time police arrived all of the suspects had fled.

Home invasion: He broke into a North Carolina home and was hit in the head with a machete. That was just the beginning

Meanwhile, about 3 miles down the road local police were investigating a traffic crash when the stolen Lexus pulled up to the scene, Detective Sgt. Chris Covelli told reporters at a news conference. Two of the occupants exited the vehicle and one flagged down the officers to assist the other who had a gunshot wound to the head.

Covelli said officers began first aid on the gunshot victim and called an ambulance while the other individual was taken into custody.

The remaining four teens fled in the Lexus "at a high rate of speed," according to Covelli. The ensuing car chase reached speeds of 120 mile per hour and only ended when the Lexus ran out of gas.

The four teens fled the vehicle on foot, three of whom Covelli said were taken into custody "pretty quickly." The fourth suspect was located by an officer and a K-9 about a block away inside a dumpster.

All five of the teens, ages 16 to 18, were charged with first degree murder "due to them being in commission of a forcible felony, when the 14-year-old victim was shot and subsequently died as a result of being shot during the commission of a burglary," authorities said in the release. Only one of the suspects, 18-year-old Diamond Davis, has been identified.

The teens appeared in court Tuesday afternoon and a Lake County judge set bail at $1 million each. They are set to appear in court again on Sept. 5.

Sheriff John Idleburg thanked the law enforcement agencies that assisted on the case at a press conference Tuesday.

"Anytime there is a loss of life, it is a tragedy for the family and friends of the deceased," Idleburg added. "Our condolences go out to the family of the young man who lost his life today, despite the circumstances.

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PonyTechTips462
08/15/19 10:26:03 AM
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Seems like this happens often...

But yes, those other thieves are guilty of this death.
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Fam_Fam
08/15/19 10:28:44 AM
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justice was served. tough, but fair. hope the other 4 boys learned their lesson.
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thronedfire2
08/15/19 10:29:24 AM
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Dont commit felonies in a felony murder state if you dont want to get charged when you fuck up and someone dies
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DarkChozoGhost
08/15/19 10:29:27 AM
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I don't think that's how the law should work.
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DevsBro
08/15/19 10:30:17 AM
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Murder: maybe.
First-degree: no.

I could see an argument for third degree, maybe second if you really reach, but I don't see any way they can be considered to have premeditated their companion's death in this way.
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Bananana
08/15/19 10:58:02 AM
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Tyranthraxus
08/15/19 10:59:14 AM
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DevsBro posted...
Murder: maybe.
First-degree: no.

I could see an argument for third degree, maybe second if you really reach, but I don't see any way they can be considered to have premeditated their companion's death in this way.
Third degree murder is voluntary Manslaughter so probably not. There was definitely no accidents involved.

It's probably second degree since they didn't plan on anyone getting killed but still did what they did deliberately.

But I think they should be charged with accomplice/accessory to murder rather than murder itself since none of them actually killed anyone.

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ROBANN_88
08/15/19 11:35:29 AM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
But I think they should be charged with accomplice/accessory to murder rather than murder itself since none of them actually killed anyone.


Can you charge someone with accessory to murder, if you're not gonna charge someone else for murder?
Cause obviously the old man should'nt be charged with it.
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Antifar
08/15/19 11:37:09 AM
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Felony murder laws are fucked. Here's another recent example, in which a police officer was the one pulling the trigger

https://reason.com/2019/08/07/police-shot-her-boyfriend-during-a-robbery-she-was-charged-with-his-murder/?amp
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Hop103
08/15/19 11:38:56 AM
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They should be charged with aggravated burglary and aggravated battery, assault, or both.
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Tyranthraxus
08/15/19 11:40:07 AM
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ROBANN_88 posted...
Can you charge someone with accessory to murder, if you're not gonna charge someone else for murder?
Cause obviously the old man should'nt be charged with it.


Yes I assume you can do so. What if the actual murderer was dead? Like he just killed some dude and then got an aneurysm and died himself meanwhile his look out is like what the fuck taking so long?

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knutjob
08/15/19 11:45:15 AM
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Stupid law is stupid
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Rebel_Patriot
08/15/19 11:48:29 AM
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Pretty standard practice. Someone should be held accountable.
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voldothegr8
08/15/19 11:48:37 AM
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knutjob posted...
Stupid law is stupid

Stupid lawbreakers are stupid
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DifferentialEquation
08/15/19 11:53:28 AM
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fenderbender321 posted...
I dont understand why they need to be charged for anything other than burglary. The precedent should be if you are threatening somebody that you might get shot. Not that you might get shot and also be held responsible for anyone who does.

Just seems odd to stack it up on them.


Agreed.
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teepan95
08/15/19 11:54:41 AM
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DarkChozoGhost posted...
I don't think that's how the law should work.

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knutjob
08/15/19 11:58:12 AM
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voldothegr8 posted...
knutjob posted...
Stupid law is stupid

Stupid lawbreakers are stupid


Yeah, but not really relevant.
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IHeartRadiation
08/15/19 12:02:57 PM
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Don't know why they didn't get involuntary manslaughter but I don't have much problem with it despite the aggressive sentence.

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TheVipaGTS
08/15/19 12:05:32 PM
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teepan95 posted...
I don't think that's how the law should work.



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Flockaveli
08/15/19 12:08:02 PM
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Is this why cops get off with a slap on the wrist and a month of desk work?
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sLaCkEr408___RJ
08/15/19 12:09:12 PM
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Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

Although they didn't plan out this kid's death so why are they charged with that
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Paragon21XX
08/15/19 12:09:37 PM
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DarkChozoGhost posted...
I don't think that's how the law should work.

Felony murder is a widely recognized charge.
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Antifar
08/15/19 12:11:13 PM
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Paragon21XX posted...
DarkChozoGhost posted...
I don't think that's how the law should work.

Felony murder is a widely recognized charge.

You're responding to a "should" statement with an "is" one.
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CasualGuy
08/15/19 12:12:35 PM
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Good on the system

Any loser that breaks into someones home to steal and attack them deserves a bullet or life in prison
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MacDaMurderer
08/15/19 12:14:10 PM
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Really stupid that shit like this happens. Just charge it to the game and give the rest the burglary charges and the other shit for running. The person who killed the kid was cleared and thats it. No need for the murder charges at all.

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PIITB415
08/15/19 12:14:25 PM
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CasualGuy posted...
Good on the system

Any loser that breaks into someones home to steal and attack them deserves a bullet or life in prison


This. Don't care if they are Minor's or adults. If anything, them doing it as children is an indicator of how awful they will be as adults.

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Machete
08/15/19 12:14:29 PM
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Whoa whoa whoa... what's with the click bait headline in the middle of the story about me hitting someone in the head and that was just the beginning? I didn't do that >:(. Fake News!
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Alteres
08/15/19 12:14:51 PM
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I think those laws were put in place so that if anyone else died regardless of if you intended it while you were committing a felony you would be charged with first degree murder.

Using it if one of the criminals dies, especially by cop, is a bit ehh to me.
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BeyondWalls
08/15/19 12:16:22 PM
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Exeggcute posted...
charged with first degree murder "due to them being in commission of a forcible felony,

I actually agree with that law in most cases. Its a pretty important law. But the spirit of the law is more like, if a bank robber murders a teller then the getaway driver can be charged with murder too.

Im really not sure cases like this keeps with that original intent of the law. Im not sure that law would have got passed if they had said, Oh... by the way, if a trigger hunger cop blows away your friend then youre getting charged with that murder too.
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Lairen
08/15/19 12:24:58 PM
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BeyondWalls posted...
Exeggcute posted...
charged with first degree murder "due to them being in commission of a forcible felony,

I actually agree with that law in most cases. Its a pretty important law. But the spirit of the law is more like, if a bank robber murders a teller then the getaway driver can be charged with murder too.

Im really not sure cases like this keeps with that original intent of the law. Im not sure that law would have got passed if they had said, Oh... by the way, if a trigger hunger cop blows away your friend then youre getting charged with that murder too.


At this rate, no one will want to break the law.....wait....
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brandunh11
08/15/19 12:25:18 PM
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I generally dont have an issue with felony murder laws. I think the original purpose was to hold everyone accountable for crimes committed in groups, even if only one person pulled the trigger so to speak. This prevents criminals from pointing the finger at each other and saying I didnt kill anyone!...which may technically be true but their involvement in the orchestration of the original crime ultimately lead to the killing. Without felony murder laws, many murder convictions might not happen because determining exactly who pulled the trigger can be difficult or even impossible if none of the people there (the criminals) are willing to testify against their buddy. With felony murder laws, the justice system holds them all accountable.

That said, Im not 100% sure this is the best application of the laws but at the moment Im not fully against it.
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NeoShadowhen
08/15/19 12:26:26 PM
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Id give leniency to the one that jumped out of the car with the one who was shot. Thats a level of humanity that indicates they might be salvageable. The rest of them though... The world will be a better place without them.
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Lairen
08/15/19 12:28:23 PM
#36:


NeoShadowhen posted...
Id give leniency to the one that jumped out of the car with the one who was shot. Thats a level of humanity that indicates they might be salvageable. The rest of them though... The world will be a better place without them.


Im fine with this.
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LoDsdeath
08/15/19 12:29:01 PM
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Machete posted...
Whoa whoa whoa... what's with the click bait headline in the middle of the story about me hitting someone in the head and that was just the beginning? I didn't do that >:(. Fake News!


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/16/north-carolina-break-suspect-hit-head-machete-captured/1473633001/

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RickyTheBAWSE
08/15/19 12:35:18 PM
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this nation is obsessed with punishment

Bananana posted...
Manslaughter imo


this
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Mr_Karate_II
08/15/19 12:35:59 PM
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Fair, next. They all knew what could happen if they commit a crime. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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Middle hope
08/15/19 1:30:25 PM
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Imagine throwing your life away stealing cars and robbing people at that young age. What a waste.

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Fam_Fam
08/15/19 1:36:24 PM
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BeyondWalls posted...
Exeggcute posted...
charged with first degree murder "due to them being in commission of a forcible felony,

I actually agree with that law in most cases. Its a pretty important law. But the spirit of the law is more like, if a bank robber murders a teller then the getaway driver can be charged with murder too.

Im really not sure cases like this keeps with that original intent of the law. Im not sure that law would have got passed if they had said, Oh... by the way, if a trigger hunger cop blows away your friend then youre getting charged with that murder too.


You say the spirit is protecting people like the teller - in other words, people who are part of the crime are responsible for the death of people caused by their crime, regardless of if they themselves killed that person.

This sounds like exactly what happened here. What's different here is that the person who was killed was killed by someone else. This would be the equivalent of if the cop killed the teller during the shootout. Would/should the bank robbers be responsible for the teller's death?
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Lyrica
08/15/19 2:34:05 PM
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Did the elderly guy state he had a firearm?
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biggernails
08/15/19 2:37:28 PM
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Machete posted...
Whoa whoa whoa... what's with the click bait headline in the middle of the story about me hitting someone in the head and that was just the beginning? I didn't do that >:(. Fake News!

heh heh
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NinjaWarrior455
08/15/19 2:40:57 PM
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Lairen posted...
NeoShadowhen posted...
Id give leniency to the one that jumped out of the car with the one who was shot. Thats a level of humanity that indicates they might be salvageable. The rest of them though... The world will be a better place without them.


Im fine with this.

Yikes
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voldothegr8
08/15/19 2:42:27 PM
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Lyrica posted...
Did the elderly guy state he had a firearm?

He was cleared from any wrong doing so presumably
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Feetish
08/15/19 2:48:45 PM
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Fair, next.
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Philosopher_X
08/15/19 2:50:40 PM
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That 14 year old should have waited until they became a cop before doing this. Then they could have fired at the owner and claimed to think they were actually at their own home, and that they were afraid for their lives.

Or something.
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Cobra1010
08/15/19 2:55:17 PM
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If they intended to get him killed then it's murder. Some places are stupid as fuck.
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RickyTheBAWSE
08/15/19 2:55:18 PM
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Spooking posted...
Exeggcute posted...
Five Chicago teens are being charged with murder after a 14-year-old who was with them during an attempted burglary was shot by the homeowner,

WhY dO YoU NeeD GuNS!?

This is why. This is why you need guns. Imagine what would have happened to that old man if he didn't have a firearm on him.


they'd have given him a backrub if he didn't shoot before asking questions.
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