It would make sense to hold the driver responsible for innocent bystanders getting killed, but I think holding him responsible for the death of other accomplices is a little much.
All deaths during the commission of a crime should fall 100% on any surviving criminal that was involved. If it wasn’t for their actions those deaths wouldn’t have happened, so it is completely their fault. And manslaughter doesn’t apply as the actions that precipitated the deaths, if criminal, were voluntary and premeditated. I don’t see the problem.
I think those laws stem from the "I was only the driver" defense. Makes sense.
When you say it like that, you got a point
It would make sense to hold the driver responsible for innocent bystanders getting killed, but I think holding him responsible for the death of other accomplices is a little much.
FAFO
You're missing the point. It is to prevent every criminal from using that defense
All deaths during the commission of a crime should fall 100% on any surviving criminal that was involved. If it wasn’t for their actions those deaths wouldn’t have happened, so it is completely their fault. And manslaughter doesn’t apply as the actions that precipitated the deaths, if criminal, were voluntary and premeditated. I don’t see the problem.