Submitted by M291 (not verified) on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 8:36pm.
How can you possibly know how these two men feel about the murder. Also, understand that they committed robbery, not murder. They are charged with the murder under the felony murder rule. This rule survives in the US, but has been abandoned in many other countries. Wanting to commit robbery and wanting to commit murder are different; such that the state won't even have to prove any level of mental culpability (The state doesn't have to prove they wanted to kill anyone).
The defendants absolutely deserve our ire, but the absolute vial I've read here makes me concerned for our ability as a community to get through this intact.
What is your basis for your assertions
How can you possibly know how these two men feel about the murder. Also, understand that they committed robbery, not murder. They are charged with the murder under the felony murder rule. This rule survives in the US, but has been abandoned in many other countries. Wanting to commit robbery and wanting to commit murder are different; such that the state won't even have to prove any level of mental culpability (The state doesn't have to prove they wanted to kill anyone).
The defendants absolutely deserve our ire, but the absolute vial I've read here makes me concerned for our ability as a community to get through this intact.