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ckissick 08-21-2008 12:13 PM

Should the getaway car driver be executed?
 
I heard today on the radio that Florida plans to execute a guy today. (Forgot his name, and can't find the story on the web) He was in the getaway car while his partner in the store murdered the clerk.

I suppose if they proved that the clerk was supposed to be killed all along, the guy should fry. But FL says if you are involved in any way, you fry.

Opinions? To me, it seems too harsh in some cases. Maybe there's more to this particular case.

jeffgrant 08-21-2008 12:15 PM

I say "fry him".

m21sniper 08-21-2008 12:15 PM

Perhaps if he wasn't an armed robbery get away driver this wouldn't be of much concern to the lad.

What do you think?

Danny_Ocean 08-21-2008 12:15 PM

Yes, he should fry. The law states you are culpable if someone dies in the commission of a felony in which you are involved.

Next.

(Looks like he got a little more time though... :( )

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5956797.html

David 08-21-2008 12:16 PM

Actually I think it's in Texas.

If he was only in the car and didn't know what was happening, I'd say the death penality isn't called for.

It sounds like the driver went into the store after the murder and helped his accompliance rob the store. If that's the case, fry him.

Danny_Ocean 08-21-2008 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 125shifter (Post 4132655)
Actually I think it's in Texas.

You are correct, sir.

Rikao4 08-21-2008 12:22 PM

well he's was & is now along for the 'ride'
harsh, nah.....

Rika

lendaddy 08-21-2008 12:33 PM

No, he should be punished for what he did not the crimes of others.

Racerbvd 08-21-2008 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danny_ocean (Post 4132654)
yes, He Should Fry. The Law States You Are Culpable If Someone Dies In The Commission Of A Felony In Which You Are Involved.

Next.

(looks Like He Got A Little More Time Though... :( )

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5956797.html

+1000000000000000000000000

rcecale 08-21-2008 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lendaddy (Post 4132679)
No, he should be punished for what he did not the crimes of others.

Oh c'mon! Nobody's gonna ask YOU to do the executing! ;)

Randy

Jeff Higgins 08-21-2008 12:43 PM

No one can tell me he didn't know exactly why they were at that store. He should choose his friends better. The message should be loud and clear for punks nationwide: if you are even with some one who tries this crap, you'll go down as hard as he does for whatever he does. Your only chance of avoiding his fate is to actually step in and try to stop him, thereby demonstrating convincingly that you do not approve of his behavior. Otherwise you fry with him.

Flatbutt1 08-21-2008 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lendaddy (Post 4132679)
No, he should be punished for what he did not the crimes of others.

If he had walked away from the car after the murder claiming he didn't know it would be like that I'd give him the benefit of a doubt. But he helped the murderer get away, he is an accessory to murder.

lendaddy 08-21-2008 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flatbutt1 (Post 4132719)
If he had walked away from the car after the murder claiming he didn't know it would be like that I'd give him the benefit of a doubt. But he helped the murderer get away, he is an accessory to murder.


I don't know the details, did he witness the shooting or was he in the car? In the end I still don't care, he would have been in panic mode at that point and you can't draw logical conclusions from his actions.

Rick Lee 08-21-2008 01:01 PM

Didn't this happen in My Cousin Vinny? I say fry them all, let God sort them out. Let me push the button.

looneybin 08-21-2008 01:06 PM

I Cali, if you are with a robber (as in the accomplice) & he gets killed during the commission of the crime, you are charged with his death (even if the police killed him)
I say fry him, it would be nice if Cali would clear out some of the death row backlog, i think there are something like 650 thugs waiting for their day to come

Hugh R 08-21-2008 01:46 PM

Let's see, he knew his buddy was robbing the store and was doing it with a loaded gun.... One possible forseeable outcome is that the gun gets used. Besides, he was part of a team that planned this. He could have just as easily been the gunman and not the driver. Don't see a problem here.

HardDrive 08-21-2008 02:00 PM

I do not believe they should execute him unless it was clear that he had prior knowledge that a murder was about to happen. I don't buy the "Well, he SHOULD have known" argument. Some folks are dumber than stones, and criminal types don't always know each other too well. He may not have known the trigger man was a nut.

lendaddy 08-21-2008 02:19 PM

Say a couple of teenagers go to a guys house to give him some knowledge bumps for messing around with one of their girlfriends (stupid but not unheard of). One loses his cool and kills the guy.

Do they all fry?

To preempt the question, yes she's hot. :D

Seahawk 08-21-2008 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh R (Post 4132820)
Let's see, he knew his buddy was robbing the store and was doing it with a loaded gun.... One possible foreseeable outcome is that the gun gets used. Besides, he was part of a team that planned this. He could have just as easily been the gunman and not the driver. Don't see a problem here.

If you substitute "eggs" for "loaded gun", when my buddies and I got into trouble, that is pretty much how the fathers worked it out. No one was innocent, all were equally guilty.

If you're along for the ride, you're along for the crash.

looneybin 08-21-2008 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lendaddy (Post 4132884)
Say a couple of teenagers go to a guys house to give him some knowledge bumps for messing around with one of their girlfriends (stupid but not unheard of). One loses his cool and kills the guy.

Do they all fry?

To preempt the question, yes she's hot. :D

Somthing similar to that did happen to an aquaintance of mine in high school.
Two of them went to scare another guy with a gun & it went off & killed him.
They both went to prison for a long time, even though the guy i knew said he didn't even go in the house (he was the lookout)


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