• Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
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      And you don’t have to ask him why he is running. It’s perfectly legal to help a stranger in need without asking them if they broke the law. In fact, it used to be seen as the most Christian thing to do by not judging.

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      Aiding and abetting murder can result in the same charges and penalties as the principal offender, which could include life in prison without parole

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        16 days ago

        Your statement could be true, but the way you’re presenting it sounds like you’re just letting the oppressors win.

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            Got a loaded shotgun waiting for any pig that thinks I’m going in quietly for doing the right thing

            We all should

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                If you’re dumb enough to go into jail when fascism is in charge that’s on you

                Its called having a plan and knowing what your government thinks of people like you

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                    That’s the thing about bitches, they assume everyone else doesn’t have the basic strength of will to follow their convictions

                    Sad that you’d let fascists take you in. Pathetic, really

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        This isn’t true. Harboring someone from the police after they commit a crime makes you an accessory, not a primary.

        Edit: to be more concrete and actually cite what I’m saying (my bad), we’ll use federal law since they clearly crossed state lines multiple times in the stages of committing this act of heroism crime:

        An accessory after-the-fact is someone who, knowing a crime was committed, receives, relieves, comforts, or assists the offender or in any manner aids them to escape arrest or punishment. See: U.S. v. Triplett, 92 F.2d 1174 (5th Cir. 1991). The aid provided by the defendant to the principal must be given after the principal completes the crime.

        The basic elements the government must demonstrate to prove that a defendant was an accessory after-the-fact are: (1) the commission of an underlying crime against the United States; (2) the defendant’s knowledge of that offense; and (3) assistance by the defendant in order to prevent the apprehension, trial, or punishment of the offender. See: U.S. v. White, 135 S. Ct. 1573, 191 L. Ed. 2d 656 (2015); Ellis v. U.S., 806 F. Supp. 2d 538 (E.D. N.Y. 2011).

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        I’m sorry I don’t watch the news, so I have no idea who this person on my couch is, he just looked like a good guy who does good things.

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        Me to the judge: He said he was my cousin Paddy!

        Me to the shooter: You lied to me! *wangs him with a skillet*

        problem solved.