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Keith B wrote:

MadMonkey wrote:

Charles L. Cotton wrote:Under Texas law, he killed everyone of the soldiers murdered at Fort Hood.

Can you explain that? I don't see how he could be held responsible... are there any examples from here in TX?

I can

CHAPTER 15. PREPARATORY OFFENSES

§ 15.02. CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY.
(a) A person commits criminal conspiracy if, with intent that a felony be committed:
(1) he agrees with one or more persons that they or one or more of them engage in conduct that would constitute the offense; and
(2) he or one or more of them performs an overt act in pursuance of the agreement.
(b) An agreement constituting a conspiracy may be inferred from acts of the parties.
(c) It is no defense to prosecution for criminal conspiracy that:
(1) one or more of the coconspirators is not criminally responsible for the object offense;
(2) one or more of the coconspirators has been acquitted, so long as two or more coconspirators have not been acquitted;
(3) one or more of the coconspirators has not been prosecuted or convicted, has been convicted of a different offense, or is immune from prosecution;
(4) the actor belongs to a class of persons that by definition of the object offense is legally incapable of committing the object offense in an individual capacity; or
(5) the object offense was actually committed.
(d) An offense under this section is one category lower than the most serious felony that is the object of the conspiracy, and if the most serious felony that is the object of the conspiracy is a state jail felony, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.

Edit to add: Since the crime commited was several counts of Capital Murder (the intentional murder of someone for retaliatory purposes, which carries a Capital Felony penalty), the Conspiracy charge would be covered as a 1st Degree Felony.

Penalty for a 1st Degree Felony in Texas is minimum of 5 years to maximum of 99 years in the state prison, and a fine up to $10,000.

If the crime was Murder, rather than Capital Murder, Conspiracy would then be a 2nd Degree Felony carrying a 2 - 20 year prison sentence and up to $10,000 fine.

Charles L. Cotton wrote:Under Texas law, he killed everyone of the soldiers murdered at Fort Hood.

speedsix wrote:

MadMonkey wrote:In my opinion, it sets a dangerous precedent. To my knowledge, he never actually killed anyone himself, he just tried to incite others to. He definitely condoned the killing of American citizens...

...however, I see American citizens cheering for his death, a fellow citizen. Who is next? Gun owners, people who support the Constitution, right-wingers, survivalists and more have already been branded as terrorists and threats by many. It's a slippery slope.

...when they became traitors, they were no longer fellow citizens...both had public track records of traitorous acts...they were active in the jihad (war) against their country...you stand in front of the rifles of American servicemen instead of behind them, you get what you deserve...

The Annoyed Man wrote:The pustule in question was not just a murderer