Why aren't they being charged with Felony Murder?

[Baltimike]

Each and every person who broached that building where the police officer was murdered. The sedition is the felony...his death is the murder

Where are the charges?

[bottomofthehill]

1. Completely Agree, a police officer was murdered

With a fire extinguisher no less. every one should be charged with Felony Murder the mob caused the death.

[choie]

6. Have they found the guy who killed the police officer yet?

N/t

[bottomofthehill]

16. Nope not yet, all the more reason to charge them all.

[Cobalt Violet]

2. That's what they do in bank robberies.

This is worse. There should be no slaps on the wrist.

[Laelth]

3. They could be.

In every jurisdiction I know, that would be an appropriate charge given the facts.

-Laelth

[SheltieLover]

4. Absofuckingloutely!

[SheltieLover]

5. And, apparently, the only ones being charged with conspiracy are vets

They ALL should be charged with murdet & conspiracy!!!!!

[onenote]

7. Because felony murder is narrowly defined

The typical felony murder provision specifies a limited number of crimes that can trigger a felony murder charge. These include arson, kidnapping, armed robbery, murder (by an accomplice) and some drug trafficking offenses. Disorderly conduct and trespass rarely are on that list and are not on the list of felony murder-associated crimes under DC or federal law. Federal law does include "treason" as a basis for a felony murder charge, but despite the loose use of the word in response to the insurrection, it is far more likely that the insurrectionists could be charged with sedition than treason. Federal law makes unauthorized entry into a federal building a felony, but it is not among the felony murder-associated crimes identified in federal law.

[lettucebe]

8. Give it time

When they are headed to trial, then we can gripe about what they are or are not being charged with. For now, I'd wait and see.

[magicarpet]

9. That would bring this coup d 'etat shit to a screeching halt,...

.... by these fucking Fascists.

Over throwing the US Government ain't no boys will be boys sandbox toy time.

Nail these Nazis good,... the remaining Nazis will shut right the fuck up and act like adults instead of spoiled children.

[StarfishSaver]

10. That's a very complicated charge with very specific elements. It takes time to build a case

[JT45242]

11. Domestic terrorism is on the list. Sedition as well

Everyone should have five counts of felony murder. The stated plan was "hang mind pence" that is conspiracy to commit murder as well do the federal statute applies.

Stop pussyfooting around and start dropping hammers.

You will get to the top of the food chain and plea bargain a will roll in. Let each of them plea to long prison terms minimum for nonviolent participants is ten years before a parole hearing and they are banned from ever owning a firearm.

[uponit7771]

12. Yep that's how I understand felony murder if someone is murder in the process of a crime that's it

[onenote]

15. It is much a narrower rule than your understanding of it.

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The typical felony murder provision specifies a limited number of crimes that can trigger a felony murder charge. These include arson, kidnapping, armed robbery, murder (by an accomplice) and some drug trafficking offenses. Disorderly conduct and trespass rarely are on that list and are not on the list of felony murder-associated crimes under DC or federal law. Federal law does include "treason" as a basis for a felony murder charge, but despite the loose use of the word in response to the insurrection, it is far more likely that the insurrectionists could be charged with sedition than treason. Federal law makes unauthorized entry into a federal building a felony, but it is not among the felony murder-associated crimes identified in federal law.

[uponit7771]

17. thx

[former9thward]

13. That is not the felony murder rule.

Felony murder is charged when someone dies and it was foreseeable such an event might happen in the commission of a crime. That was not the case in the capitol situation and prosecutors know it.

[Baltimike]

18. Yes it is

They were counting down on FB and other social media platforms. They openly said they wanted to kill AOC **AND** erected a gallows. They were sending messages out saying that they needed to be ready to 'die for Trump' and they brought bombs and tear gas.

How TF is ANYONE gonna try to play they should never have expected that no one would be killed?

[2naSalit]

14. I'm going to speculate here...

I think there are Grand Juries assembled to address this on the criminal justice side of it all. When a GJ is involved, the charges come from that process which would mean that the GJ has to do its thing before charges are issued. These being among the gravest federal crimes, I would imagine that GJs would be running the process for the time being until they are adjourned after determining what the charges are/not and issuing charges or not.

Just guessing.