CNN Anchor Ashleigh Banfield: 'FELONY MURDER' Charge For Christie Officials To Coerce Testimony

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Death of a 91-year-old woman who passed away while waiting in traffic on the bridge could offer investigators the ability to "dangle" a "felony murder" charge.

CNN anchor Ashleigh Banfield offered some "suggestions" for investigators attempting to get to the bottom of the scandal surrounding the lane closures on the George Washington Bridge in September, 2013. She said that the death of a 91-year-old woman who passed away while waiting in traffic on the bridge could offer investigators the ability to "dangle" a "felony murder" charge against Chris Christie's appointees which could compel them to testify against the governor.


Banfield said that there are serious civil and criminal violations that could be leveraged against Christie's office. "This is the intersection of politics and law," Banfield observed. "This is a politicized even, no matter how you look at it. There are untold numbers that want to get in on this and get headlines on this at the at least."


She added that the death of a nonagenarian who was caught in bridge traffic can be construed by prosecutors as "felony murder." "Those are strong words you can dangle in front of someone who could be very scared and ultimately be persuaded to give up testimony to a higher level," Banfield continued. "These are only suggestions. No tie to the governor at this point."


"It's legal to lie to someone you're interrogating to scare them into giving you information," Banfield noted.




http://crooksandliars.com/2014/01/cnn-anchor-ashleigh-banfield-felony-murder

[indepat]

1. Didn't Ashley get taught a good lesson for not playing ball when covering the U.S. Iraqi incursion?

Some have to learn the hard way not to mess with TPTB, so please take care, Ashley.

[Javaman]

2. I posted this very same question eariler with no responce. nt

[TwilightGardener]

3. Now that's hardball, baby.

[MoonRiver]

4. I could see a charge of manslaughter being a real possibility.

And they wouldn't have a stand your ground argument.

[riverwalker]

5. family says bridge closing did not cause death

and they don't want to be involved with this. However, anyone who has had ACLS or any basic CPR know minutes and seconds count. Those 4 minutes could have made all the difference.

Woman Says Lane Closings Were Not to Blame for Her Mother’s Death
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/nyregion/woman-says-lane-closings-were-not-to-blame-for-her-mothers-death.html?_r=0

[magical thyme]

7. it's true that minutes and seconds count. however it is also true

that, unlike as portrayed on tv and in the movies, very few people survive cardiac arrest and that the older you are, the less likely you are to survive it.

Per the article, it seems like the ambulance was already en route to the car accident, so was delayed but not by as much as if it had not already been dispatched.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

6. IMHO "felony murder" won't go anywhere, but this was a high crime if ever there was one. n/t

[ailsagirl]

8. His decision was incredibly foolhardy

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A gross misappropriation of power

[MyNameGoesHere]

9. I am not sure about this

wasn't there a SCOTUS ruling, possibly about police response in Washington, DC that they could not be held accountable? Would this apply to those that manage them? I think this might not go anywhere on a murder charge that is.