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branford

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19. You're an attorney, and don't believe a fleeing suspect should be held responsible

Reply to MindPilot (Reply #12)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 05:16 PM

Dec 2014

for the reasonably anticipated damages and injuries resulting from a lawful chase?

I, too, am an attorney, and that proposition has never been the least bit controversial among any of my peers in law school or practice, including my friends and colleagues practicing criminal defense.

Are you also among the small minority who oppose felony murder and accomplice liability?

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You're an attorney, and don't believe a fleeing suspect should be held responsible branford Dec 2014 #19

I'm not an attorney--never claimed to be--I had a few semesters of general law. MindPilot Dec 2014 #22

I and other attorneys certainly have our reservations concerning many police chases and policies. branford Dec 2014 #23

I think we probably agree on more than not MindPilot Dec 2014 #24

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