Comment on Performative Perp Walk
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 17 hours agoAre all these school shooters, attacking actual public schools, being charged with terrorism?
There’s little need to up-charge school shooters. Many of them are killed on sight. Those that are captured (Dylan Roof, for instance) get life without parole or the death sentence.
But in NYC, a single murder without a terrorist motive only gets you to 2nd Degree Murder. That means you’ll be out in 15 years. The “terrorism” addendum is necessary for life without parole sentencing.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Yes, but the charges should fit the crime not be selected to ensure the desired outcome
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
There is no objective measure of criminal conduct. It’s all malleable. Prosecutors and judges and juries ultimately make these decisions case-by-case. And the results can be heavily weighted by wealthy, socially influential private interests who want to see an example made of a particularly offensive or terrifying individual.