should bank robbers get murder rap if the cop dies accidentally?

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  • jcsike
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2006
    • 689

    #1

    should bank robbers get murder rap if the cop dies accidentally?

    i can see these guys getting charged with the murder of the fbi agent even though they did not fire any weapons

    on one side i see that the fbi agent would still be alive if they did not rob the bank, but it seems to go a little too far when it was some other agents negligence causing the death



    FBI: Suspects didn't fire weapons

    An FBI task force had been tracking Herrera-Genao and the other two men for weeks following a string of bank heists. Pedro Ruiz, acting agent in charge of the FBI's Newark office, said the suspects captured Thursday had two assault rifles and a handgun with them but did not fire when Bush, 52, and the other agents confronted them outside the PNC Bank branch.

    Agent Barry Lee Bush was killed Thursday by bullets that the FBI said may have come from another agent.

    http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/06/fbi....ap/index.html
  • tony299
    lurker
    • Aug 2002
    • 57021

    #2
    you wanna dance you got to pay the band

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    • Spunky
      I need a beer
      • Jun 2002
      • 133978

      #3
      I guess you can call that friendly fire..just part of the risks

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      • Webby
        Too lazy to set a custom title
        • Oct 2002
        • 14956

        #4
        Originally posted by Spunky
        I guess you can call that friendly fire..just part of the risks
        Kinda agree Spunky! It's hard to justify a murder charge by shooting when, eg the perps never possessed guns or shot anyone. Otherwise, it smells like a perversion of the judicial system.

        Cops (and others) have a nasty habit of shooting themselves, despite they are trained in arms handling. Another element is a balance of judgement which may not exist whether they have been trained or not.

        There are only several incidents I know about where that has happened - one idiot (a cop) actually shot himself in the side, not once, but twice. Another three elected to open fire with automatic weapons on the car of an airline pilot on the way to work (the airline pilot was not a suspect not involved in any illegal activity) - fortunately he was not injured tho his car was sprayed by gunfire - and they dusted him down and apologized later.

        Whether cops or otherwise - they are responsible for their own actions while they are in control (or otherwise) of a firearm. Trying to find a valid excuse for a screwup and attempting to blame others is kinda weak
        XXX TLD's - Another mosquito to swat.

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        • 12clicks
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Jan 2001
          • 19814

          #5
          Originally posted by Webby
          Kinda agree Spunky! It's hard to justify a murder charge by shooting when, eg the perps never possessed guns or shot anyone.
          dear idiot, read the story before posting your leftist drivel. you won't look as stupid.


          The men in question were armed.
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          • baddog
            So Fucking Banned
            • Apr 2001
            • 107089

            #6
            of course they should and they will be convicted

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            • pocketkangaroo
              Confirmed User
              • Jan 2005
              • 8452

              #7
              Of course they should get the rap. If it wasn't for them, the FBI agents would not have been put in that position. Murder would be too far, but manslaughter is not.

              If I get drunk and drive the wrong way down the street, and someone swerves out of the way and hits someone. Should they be punished? Of course not, I should for causing the whole mess.

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              • Scootermuze
                Confirmed User
                • Dec 2001
                • 4513

                #8
                Most states also apply the felony murder rule to situations where the death occurs during the immediate flight from the crime. It can also be applied if the perpetrators didn’t complete the underlying crime and only attempted to commit the crime, if someone dies during the attempt.

                Source

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                • Splum
                  Confirmed User
                  • May 2003
                  • 6195

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Webby
                  Kinda agree Spunky! It's hard to justify a murder charge by shooting when, eg the perps never possessed guns or shot anyone. Otherwise, it smells like a perversion of the judicial system.
                  You illiterate tard monkey, the bank robbers had weapons. Do you need a speak and spell for every news story you attempt to read?

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                  • Kimo
                    ...
                    • Jan 2006
                    • 11542

                    #10
                    if ANYTHING they should get manslaughter at the MOST


                    seriously, if drunk drivers who kill people in car accidents only get manslaughter then why should these guys get anything worse if they didnt fire a shot?
                    ...

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                    • BoyAlley
                      So Fucking Gay
                      • Nov 2004
                      • 19714

                      #11
                      Originally posted by baddog
                      of course they should and they will be convicted
                      I agree 100%

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                      • WarChild
                        Let slip the dogs of war.
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 17263

                        #12
                        Felony murder's a bitch. Maybe best to not commit felonies if you're worried about it.
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                        • Webby
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Oct 2002
                          • 14956

                          #13
                          Originally posted by 12clicks
                          dear idiot, read the story before posting your leftist drivel. you won't look as stupid.

                          The men in question were armed.
                          Dear Superior Being (don't let the arrogance show so much - it's embarassing), - however, you are correct and my bad.

                          I never knew you could read so very much into a report of a crime - I'd never guess that could even reach near any political issue which you apparently imagine in your braincell
                          XXX TLD's - Another mosquito to swat.

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                          • DateDoc
                            Outside looking in.
                            • Feb 2005
                            • 14243

                            #14
                            I am pretty sure in every state that if a death occurs as the result of a felony whether the criminals caused the death or not it is considered murder.

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                            • Ace_luffy
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                              • Feb 2005
                              • 12168

                              #15
                              may be, but accidentally killed the cops, may be they convicted but not totally a murder case....sort of murder but a robbery case.


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                              • Kimo
                                ...
                                • Jan 2006
                                • 11542

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Ace_luffy
                                may be, but accidentally killed the cops, may be they convicted but not totally a murder case....sort of murder but a robbery case.
                                i think what you are trying to say is robbery + manslaughter
                                ...

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                                • jennym
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • May 2003
                                  • 1622

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by WarChild
                                  Felony murder's a bitch. Maybe best to not commit felonies if you're worried about it.
                                  Doesn't get much clearer than this

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                                  • Sly
                                    Let's do some business!
                                    • Sep 2004
                                    • 31379

                                    #18
                                    If you want to play the game, be willing to accept the rap.
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                                    • selena
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                                      • Aug 2004
                                      • 7995

                                      #19
                                      Of course they should. Accident or not, had they not decided to try to commit a robbery, officers would not be on the scene and in a position to die.

                                      Is this some kind of trick question?
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                                      • Alex
                                        So Fucking Banned (YEA!!)
                                        • Jun 2004
                                        • 10963

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by pocketkangaroo
                                        Of course they should get the rap. If it wasn't for them, the FBI agents would not have been put in that position. Murder would be too far, but manslaughter is not.

                                        If I get drunk and drive the wrong way down the street, and someone swerves out of the way and hits someone. Should they be punished? Of course not, I should for causing the whole mess.
                                        Agree completely. While murder will not be the charge, manslaughter will surely be.
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                                        • Spunky
                                          I need a beer
                                          • Jun 2002
                                          • 133978

                                          #21
                                          Too bad the justice system will give a slap on the wrist..pathetic

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                                          • 12clicks
                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                            • Jan 2001
                                            • 19814

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Webby
                                            Dear Superior Being (don't let the arrogance show so much - it's embarassing), - however, you are correct and my bad.

                                            I never knew you could read so very much into a report of a crime - I'd never guess that could even reach near any political issue which you apparently imagine in your braincell
                                            you should have just gone with "I'm wrong" instead of a bitter drunken rant.
                                            I'm not a dinosaur, I'm a crocodile. I've seen dinosaurs come and go and I'm left unimpressed.

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                                            • Why
                                              MFBA
                                              • Mar 2003
                                              • 7230

                                              #23
                                              no i do not think they should face homocide charges, it was not thier fault directly.

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                                              • lorine
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Jan 2007
                                                • 994

                                                #24
                                                Yes,bank robbers should get murder rap if one cop dies accidentally,although it`s not their fault directly,if it hadn`t been for them,this things wouldn`t have happend,don`t you think so ?
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                                                • jcsike
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Jan 2006
                                                  • 689

                                                  #25
                                                  hypothetically speaking, what if the cop died in a car accident on the way to the scene. would that be any different?
                                                  Last edited by jcsike; 04-07-2007, 06:37 AM.

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                                                  • jcsike
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • Jan 2006
                                                    • 689

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by jcsike
                                                    hypothetically speaking, what if the cop died in a car accident on the way to the scene. would that be any different?
                                                    or it was a lesser crime, like if were on their way to a house party for a noise complaint

                                                    is the distinction at the point the bandits are escalating the situation with a gun?

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