The Left doesn't think you should be held accountable for the completely foreseeable consequences of your actions. Journalists are a part of the Left, and so you don't have to imagine how they feel. Arizona's felony murder rule explained: It's murder even if you don't kill
Earlier this week, a man was charged with first-degree murder after a south Phoenix armed robbery left one of his accused accomplices dead.
But, Omar Rivas, the man charged, did not pull the trigger of the gun that killed 19-year-old Mia Padilla. The homeowner shot at the two, and another one of their accomplices as they fled from his house, court records show.
A former prosecutor outlines the way the law is structured and used in Arizona, and they detail a list of crimes in which felony murder can be invoked.
Then they launch into the "Felony murder is unfair" litany, including references to Canada and (the country formerly known as) Great Britain.
Romley explained that the rule is a controversial provision and prosecutors have to look at all the facts and exercise good judgment on whether or not to apply the rule.
For that reason, some criminal justice advocates have tried to repeal or narrow the rule.
Because you can't hold people accountable for the consequences of their actions. That would be unfair.
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