most states in the US have something known as a felony murder rule that means
that if someone gets killed
in the process of a crime that's happening then the people who are
convicted of that crime
will serve either life in jail without the chance of parole or they could get
the death penalty depending on the state
now I in Florida this law does apply
and as a result a man by the name of Ryan Hall will be in prison for the rest
of his life with no chance of parole because he was convicted of premeditated
murder
now he must have done something really serious right that sounds really bad
here's what he did it turns out that after party about ten years ago
he gave his roommate permission to use his vehicle
his roommate that drove the car to someone's home where he knew that there
was marijuana and he was with a group of friends
and they were planning on robbing a woman
up the marijuana that she had she had about one pound while they were trying
to rob her
I 8 girl was murdered her name is Jessica Snyder
she got killed and so the people that were involved in the crime
were tried and they were convicted Ryan Hall
never went to the scene of the crime all he did was allow his roommate to use his
vehicle
he actually went to sleep after the party and the prosecutors in the case
acknowledge that
now during the trial he was offered a plea deal and he refused to take it
because he didn't feel like he committed any type of crime
he could have been sentenced to 10 years in prison if he took that plea deal
since he didn't and he went to trial instead he was convicted
and now he was sentenced to life without the chance of parole
this is absolutely ridiculous okay
soulless think this through for a second I'm now felony murder is
look if your gonna go on you to participate in something like this and
you got a gun or your
body has a gun you dont know that something can go wrong
and if people should back in for somebody gets killed even if your friend
gets killed by the way if the
a person who has the potter the homeowner whatever kills you or
your friend or anyone involved the robber that's so polymer so
I get why the rule exists and he in reality prosecutors you said
to I be able to do better plea negotiations right
and so now and I get why people in other countries are opposed to it
England India candidate center have gotten rid of it right I'll
but in this case he wasn't involved in the crime
there's actually no evidence to indicate that he was aware to the crime
was gonna take place right so the police
initially showed up to his apartment told him what happened
and they claim in the police report that he had somehow
indicated that he was aware that a crime was going to be committed
however there was a dispute as to whether or not that was true now
even if he was aware they were gonna go commit a crime
I would still say like probationers something along those lines maximum
over year sentence if he knew that they were bringing egg
there was going to be a crime in they were Brianna et cetera right because
remember the initial intent was to steal the marijuana to rob this woman at the
marijuana and by the way
up the woman who so I was selling the marijuana was the mother of the victim
and she served three years in prison as a result of this crime as well
right so but I would be hard-pressed to believe the you could prove to
jury dead and apparently they didn't know which is a
unbelievable ride. there but if I was on the jury that
you can prove beyond a reasonable doubt
that he knew for a fact that they would go to commit that crime
and and bring the weapon and all that stuff right any
if you're not sure or been they did because I A
would know about all these plans and was looking forward to them do it even
though he was gonna be among the crime
was in a profit from the crime et cetera and you give that guy who are you
sentence yep not although that's inexcusable elemental
art look i criticize oftentimes I'm no softie on
good crime I criticize the norwegians system I think they're way too saw
and yet we get you know I hate for that from the international community
well you know we're Americans were to top but this is beyond all boundaries
unmanned biggest thing about what kinda president that sent leagues are not only
did destroy this guy's life
but it could destroy anyone's life right if you have a friend or family member
was gonna commit a crime in there somehow using your property in order to
commit that crime
but you didn't know about it or or you somehow you know
indicated that you did know about it but you really did who knows who knows
all the sudden you could serve a life in prison sentence with no chance of parole
all go one step further
at this point me america's so mental with this crime stuff in a Q&A
injustice that we've missed it at this point you should never lend your car kit
anyone because what if by some chance
they went committed a crime is somebody a kill their crime
now that's a you're gonna go to prison for lying because you are a good guy and
let your friend a car
not its it's crazy it's you know how long he's been in prison
this is the case they just happen and like all well who probably get
he's already been in prison for 11 years
I there's no and how crazy that is by the way let me give you guys some
details about the trial
pre-trial including all the testimony and the jury deliberations
took one day that was it of
in one day it goes to show the
power the prosecution i use how in the world did that
jury go I okay right now you want a car okay good enough
will send you away for life right no possibility of parole
know what we've become so draconian that
it's gone from comedy the tragedy at this is
rediculous said any moment any of us can be put in
prison forever on the stupidest thing the guy that
pointed a laser at a helicopter the other day got 14 years in prison
that's a stupid little prank it done you shouldn't do it is a
fourteen years we've done cases orders know why Lance
just for just drugs you get a life centers no parole
now you went to court to your friend any that C span the rest they life in prison
yeah america's losses but their mind on that says there is a loophole
for those have you were wondering if you're wealthy enough and you have
defense a defense claiming that you suffer from affluence a
well you then you can murder four people while you're driving drunk and then
that's okay
no prison time for you you just get on probation Andrea building is not amazing
to recent stories and is referring to the kid who was drunk driving
and not assume murder could kill those poor people that he hit
it when he was three times the level over the drinking
livid right and he had stolen the liquor in the first place near
felony murder anyone but no immediate no time no time right
dupont air goes on sexually assaults is
of children is big in EE three years old
one of them his own daughter and his son no time
because he wouldn't do well in prison this guy lenses car to somebody
life in prison it look man
their courting disaster here so is so much people can take
and they're bringing people to the edges stuff like this
this country man as lot a good parts to it
but it's hard not to get frustrated with the massive
injustice because in the first there with the story about how
a two-person researches basically Pru
that public opinion polls are irrelevant meaning that what the public believed
became the average American believes on certain issue
is EU relevant it has no effect a new laws gonna pass or not
now what lobbyists believe and what economic elite believe
have is as a direct correlation right to which laws gonna pass
okay so one thing when its laws that pass and they get lower taxes and we get
more taxes and that's crushing up as it is
that's a former robbery in some ways it's another thing
when they're locking up your kids forever right and then
then or they kill you can get the walk
crop so is so much people can take man