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2 hours ago, Scarlet said:

 

 

 

Seems to me like anyone writing a book ought to be brought up on the following charges. 

 

"Misprision of felony" is a crime that occurs when someone knows a felony has been committed but fails to inform the authorities about it. The crime originated in English common law and required that citizens report crimes or face criminal prosecution. (Common law is law originating from custom and court decisions rather than statutes.)

 
 

Due to the harshness of imprisoning people merely for failing to report a crime, most states chose not to include misprision of felony in their criminal laws. Instead, conduct that would fit the misprision definition is covered by other laws, such as those dealing with accomplice liability.

Federal Law

First enacted into U.S. law in 1789, misprision of a felony in the federal system is a felony punishable by a fine and up to three years in prison. The common law rule criminalized simply knowing about a felony and not notifying the authorities. But contemporary federal law also requires that the defendant take some affirmative act to conceal the felony. The crime has four elements:

  • a completed felony
  • the defendant knowing about the felony's commission
  • the defendant failing to notify a proper law enforcement authority, and
  • the defendant taking some affirmative step to conceal the felony.

(18 U.S.C. § 4.)

Typical acts of concealment include making false statements, hiding evidence, and harboring the felon. Whether someone's actions amount to concealment is for the jury to decide.

Suppose Marty knows his neighbor, Biff, is growing marijuana. Marty wouldn't be guilty of federal misprision simply for remaining silent. But if he lies to the police about Biff's growing, he's committed the crime.

Although the crime has a broad definition, misprision prosecutions are uncommon. Prosecutors usually reserve misprision charges for people with special duties to report crimes, such as prison guards and elected officials. That said, nothing in the statute's language limits it to such cases. The authorities might invoke it for certain types of crimes where the government wants to encourage reporting, like treason and terrorism.

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22 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

:facepalm:

 

Gotta stroke that ego of Dear Leader.

:rollin

 

Little Nicky's website is hysterical, if you're looking for a good laugh at the expensive of a pageview. His whole marketing and branding strategy is centered around big letters and being "Trump's favorite author" lol... what goofy clown.

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knapplc

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I feel like this shouldn't be necessary when said political party prides themselves on supporting "the troops."

 

If "the troops" are making policies to protect themselves from you... maybe you're not supporting "the troops" like you think you are.

 

 

Air Force vows to protect service families from states — like Texas — that target LGBTQ people

The Air Force has issued a reminder to service members that it can help protect them from anti-LGBTQ state initiatives, such as the one in Texas that raised the possibility of child welfare investigations against parents with transgender children.

 

The guidance, issued by Air Force Undersecretary Gina Ortiz Jones, said the service would use medical, legal and other resources to support its personnel who run into such problems.

 

“We are closely tracking state laws and legislation to ensure we prepare for and mitigate effects to our airmen, guardians and their families,” Jones said, using “guardians” as the official shorthand for members of the U.S. Space Force. “Medical, legal resources, and various assistance are available for those who need them.”

 

“The health, care and resilience of our personnel and their families is not just our top priority — it’s essential to our ability to accomplish the mission,” she said, according to a news release.

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