Q2: What is “felony murder rule” and what’s wrong with “felony murder rule” laws? #AbolishFelonyMurder #FreeThemAll #SurvivedAndPunished
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A2: Prosecutors use almost any interaction between a person accused of being an “accomplice” & a person accused of killing someone to charge both people w/murder. Therefore, DV survivors are particularly vulnerable to this law.
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A2: In states w/ the felony murder rule, if an abusive person tragically kills a child in a DV context, the survivor is not only vulnerable to being charged with “failure to protect" (already terrible), they can also be directly charged with murder. #AbolishFelonyMurder
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A2: The conditions of domestic violence - i.e. being unable to leave, being coerced/forced into dangerous situations - enables prosecutors to fictionalize culpability
#FreeTammyGarvin#FreeStaceyDyer#AbolishFelonyMurder#SurvivedAndPunished#BlackLivesMatter
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A2: In Christina Martinez’s case, her abuser killed another person in the context of a robbery, & she was conv of felony murder bc, unaware of his intentions, she was coerced to drive him to scene of the robbery.
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A2: In Tammy Garvin’s case, her abuser killed another person in the context of sex trafficking Tammy --Tammy was convicted of felony murder because she drove him to the scene of the robbery. http://bit.ly/CommuteTammy
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A2. Also, 90% of people serving LWOP in CA women’s prisons were convicted of felony murder, & 70% of that group did NOT actually do the crime. The felony murder rule punishes those who are vulnerable to coercion ie survivors.
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Freeing survivors from prisons & detention centers must be a priority for feminist anti-violence advocacy. Those who are against DV must demand policy changes that facilitate freedom, including ending all LWOP sentencing.
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