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Multiple Life Sentences for Minor in Police Shooting He did not Participate in. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It is simple to understand that that is the rule. Its also very simple to understand how absolutely fucked up that is.

Next time they shoot another innocent person and murder them at the wrong address is the person who's address they were supposed to be at going to be held responsible?

To add to this, say an addict buys drugs from a dude but that dude is a cartel member and murders a family after a few months. Addict didn't give him the gun, maybe addict didn't even know he was cartel but because of ol' Rico since you interacted with a criminal organization your hands have blood on them too?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Next time they shoot another innocent person and murder them at the wrong address is the person who’s address they were supposed to be at going to be held responsible

If you want to take that to an illogical extreme, and say that any connection, regardless of how tenuous, should be charged, then sure. Except that's not the way that the laws are written.

since you interacted with a criminal organization your hands have blood on them too?

This is a common argument in the general public and politically. If you buy cocaine, you're directly supporting the cartel activities in Colombia. You can't buy ethically-sourced cocaine. If you buy heroin, you were supporting insurgent groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan (or, were; now that the Taliban has political control of Afghanistan, they've sharply cut poppy cultivation, much to the detriment of the farmers).