Two things can be true at the same time:
He was no jogger.
His murderers should never see the light of day again.
Look, the fact is we know shit about the specifics of this case. Did the father begin the chase? Did he yell for his son to get the guns and get in the truck? There are a LOT of factors here and every second will be reconstructed. Until then we're just a bunch of people typing shit on their keyboards.
As an attorney who has prosecuted/defended thousands of cases, including murder cases, please explain for me exactly how the elder McMichael, who did nothing but stand in the back of a truck and did not shoot his gun (or even draw it until the shotgun went off) is guilty of first degree murder. Seriously, I would like someone to explain to me how you are a murderer for standing in a truck
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It’s called felony murder, counselor. You must have been sick on day one of law school.
I’ll give you this though. You remind me of one of the funniest lines from Gomez Addams in The Addams Family. Gomez is asked what he does for a living.
He replies, “ I’m an attorney. I’m responsible for more men behind bars than anyone else in the state.”
He is then asked, “ so you are a prosecutor?”
Gomez answers, “ No. Gomez Addams, attorney for the defense!”
In Georgia, Felony Murder can be applied to a person not committing the act but present and involved in the crime.
I have not seen the video, but have heard descriptions. My question is this: Apparently the deceased ran at and attacked the fellow with the gun. Did this not become self defense at this point? Under what circumstances WOULD it become self defense?
Let’s take the weapons out of this. Two fellows try to stop a guy they, in good faith, believe have stolen from them and hold for the police. The guy attacks and beats them up. Battery? Assault? Maybe I’m missing something, but it looks to me like the difference is the defendants had weapons to keep from being beaten by the deceased.
“Seriously, I would like someone to explain to me how you are a murderer for standing in a truck.”
It’s called the Felony Murder rule and every State has it.
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Every state, except for three or four have a felony murder rule.
If four men rob a bank, and someone gets killed, then all four are guilty of the murder.
Even if all four agree not to kill or shoot anyone. Even if they all agreed to not carry a weapon, and one sneaks a gun in and shoots someone.
Also, if a guard shoots one of the robbers during the commission o the crime, then the other three can be charged for the murder of their accomplice.
And in this case especially. The father was the one try to kill this man, the son probably had no motive, other than assisting his father.