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Originally Posted by 5whiskey
AB I haven’t studied every single states laws and procedures, but most states have a felony murder procedure. It’s usually incorporated in 2nd degree murder statutes. And it almost always requires that the death occur during the commission of a felony, and in some cases certain types of felonies.
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Yes, I'm aware of such laws, and those are the laws to which I was referring. The point is, someone asked why the demonstrators who were blocking the road hadn't been charged with murder, since they were committing an illegal act and it resulted in someone dying.
And my point was that, even if the state where this occurred has such a law, these laws typically apply (as your posts states) to cases involving the commission of a felony. And I don't think blocking a highway is a felony ... therefore, even if the state has such a law, it would not apply in this case.