Felony Murder: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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I had heard of "felony Murder" from American TV shows but never really understood what the heck it is. John Oliver lays it out perfectly. Holy Cr@p!

Apparently in Canada, it has been found to be unconstitutional, as breaching the principles of fundamental justice

Note Youtube USA only so will need your VPN.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y93ljB7sfco

#USA #felonymurder #justice

Felony Murder: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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"John Oliver discusses felony murder, a way you can wind up in prison for murder without actually killing anyone, and why Cillian Murphy won an Oscar, not his parents whose hot Irish sex led to his existence. Those last two things are related. We swear."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y93ljB7sfco

#Legal #Racism #FelonyMurder

Felony Murder: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Sentencing of former Houston cop Gerald Goines begins after murder conviction

Goines was convicted of felony murder on Wednesday in connection to the botched Harding Street drug raid back in 2019.

Houston Public Media

From newfound genealogy links to ethical debates in football and complex felony murder cases, this week's post explores diverse intriguing topics. #Genealogy #FootballEthics #FelonyMurder #JusticeReform

https://www.bobmuellerwriter.com/the-complicated-reality-of-felony-murder-unraveling-injustice/

The Complicated Reality of Felony Murder: Unraveling Injustice – Bob Mueller

This week, I share excitement over a newfound genealogical connection, debate football ethics, and discuss complex felony murder cases.

Bob Mueller
@dangillmor The #FelonyMurder statutes are poorly written. A minor criminal who participated in an intended misdemeanor larceny could end up on death row when his partner kills somebody with an unknown gun. OTOH, the energy traders that brought down the California electric grid in 2000 killed elderly people in nursing homes from excess heat and inoperative medical equipment as surely as if they had walked in and shot them. Nobody was charged for these deaths. #WhiteCollarCrime
Important article on vicarious criminal guilt (joint venture and felony murder). The authors find that, empirically, "racial bias has fueled the operation and survival of the rules. ... [I]mplicit racial bias has led to the automatic individuation of white men ... involved in group crimes, while at the same time created automatic de-individuation for Black and Latino men in similar situations." #LawFedi #FelonyMurder
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4411658

Just a brief review of some #FelonyMurder cases, and how they can cover up the extrajudicial killings of Black and brown people.
If the law is not applied equally in every case, then it doesn’t serve justice in any case.

https://malcontentment.com/felony-murder-crime-or-cover-up-1/

Felony Murder: Crime or Cover Up?

HOW OFTEN DO POLICE USE FELONY MURDER STATUTES TO EXCUSE EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS? WBHG NEWS/MALCONTENT NEWS INVESTIGATE.

Malcontent News

This is the kind of scholarship that I'm here for. The authors take the long-settled criminal legal concepts of felony murder and accomplice liability and expose them for what they are: racist in application and in conception. Quote follows. /1

#FelonyMurder #Criminology #AppellateMastodon @law

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4411658

After spending 8 years in prison, LaKeith Smith finally landed a resentencing hearing for his felony murder charge. The judge didn’t change much.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvj83a/alabama-lakeith-smith-resentencing
#News #LaKeithSmith #ALABAMA #felonymurder #JUSTICE #police #prison
Cops Killed His Friend. A Judge Resentenced Him to 30 Years for the Murder.

After spending 8 years in prison, LaKeith Smith finally landed a resentencing hearing for his felony murder charge. The judge didn’t change much.