A massive manhunt and siege in West Texas now?

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74. If the perpetrator has engaged in deliberate, premeditated, intentional murder, it definitely moves

along more quickly in the sense that there is a greater urgency to apprehend the person, particularly where there is a strong likelihood that they will continue to commit such acts and/or flee. Someone who engages in extreme reckless disregard for life by ignoring public safety regulations has engaged in reprehensible behavior, but is not as likely to be a flight risk and does not present the same risk as someone committing intentional acts of violence. If the CEO of the fertilizer plant was on one side of the street and the Boston bomber was on the other, which one do you think should be apprehended first?

Moreover, like it or not, its typically more difficult to make out a case of 2nd degree murder arising out of an industrial accident than it is to make out a case of intentional murder involving someone with a gun or a bomb. Proving causality, for example, can require expert witnesses etc. that are not needed in a typical first degree murder case.

Again, I'm not defending the fertilizer plant owners -- the government should pursue them vigorously for their extreme recklessness and seek criminal penalties for second degree murder. But to think that can be done quickly is not realistic. Even a first degree murder case, such as the one brought against McVeigh, took two years from the time of the bombing to conviction (and another four years until he was executed).