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BlueTsunami2018

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2. That's generally how it goes though.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 05:49 PM

13 hrs ago

If I kill someone while robbing a bank and you’re the getaway driver, you’re also liable for the murder.

It is odd that the actual shooter had his sentence commuted and this guy didn’t but his charge and sentence isn’t unusual at all.

Be that as it may, it’s ridiculous to me to execute this guy after thirty-five years, whatever the circumstances, it seems pointless. What good is it going to do? It doesn’t even serve revenge purposes since he’s not the trigger man.

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