YOU WILL NEVER SEE YOUR WATCH AGAIN! AND I, AS THE MORALLY AMBIGUOUS FRIEND IN THIS SCENARIO, WILL NEVER FACE PUNISHMENT!

I hadn’t seen that bit, so I looked it up on youtube. Is this it? It’s pretty funny!

I shouldn’t have tried to sugarcoat the correction by saying your comment wasn’t entirely accurate. You were wrong to say that mere knowledge of a crime is sufficient to be charged as an accessory. It is not sufficient. Others have also pointed this out. If you want to spread misinformation, fine. But that’s what…

Not telling the cops is not assistance within the meaning of accessory. Lying to the cops? Sure. In your example, you can want that person to be arrested, but they wouldn’t be an accessory after the fact. There is not an affirmative duty on an average citizen to report a crime.

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Thanks! I think it’s important that people have accurate information about the criminal justice system. Misinformation is why people are under the impression that locking a glove box will prevent all searches without a warrant and that asking an undercover cop if they’re a cop requires the cop to say yes.

You are not the first person to make this point. I agree. I don’t disagree. I was explaining the requirements for being charged as an accessory. I made no judgment on whether or not she should or could have been charged.

No. The question was whether knowing about a crime and not stopping it was a crime in and of itself. You said 100% yes. You also stated, “meaning if someone already did a crime and told you about it later, and you don’t report it, technically you’re an accessory after the fact.” Without more, this isn’t true. There…

Yup, exactly. My comment was not whether she should or could be charged as an accessory. It was a response to the previous commenter who had an overly broad definition of accessory.

Did you not report him and then provide him shelter? Did you help him hide? Did you lie to the police? These are all relevant considerations for determining whether you are an accessory. Mere knowledge of a crime is not usually enough to warrant an accessory charge.

The assertion was that assistance is required—not that it had something to do with timing.

No, Cool Yer Heels, Mabel, had the correct response. Accessory after the fact still requires assistance on the part of the accessory. In the example given, merely finding out about theft after it occurs is not likely to rise to the level necessary for accessory after the fact because there was no assistance to the…

That’s not entirely accurate. Generally, an accessory needs to provide some form of assistance or encouragement to the principal. Your example of finding out about a theft after its occurrence would not likely result in accessory charges unless there was assistance to the perpetrator.

I got the Skyla a few months ago and was informed that the Skyla people are currently in talks to get FDA approval for a longer period of time. Same device—just sanctioned for longer. Once that approval comes through, you’ll be good for up to 5 years. (Even if not approved by the FDA, general thinking is that the…

It’ll make you a little melancholy, but likely not sad. Loneliness is a theme.

To be totally fair, it could have been the writing for her part. I felt like the performance/character lacked some of the emotional depth of the other characters. I think one thing she does really well in the role as Sister Mary is to convey vulnerability as well as strength. Otherwise it felt a little flat. Did you…

It aired already in Europe, so it’s available illegally if you’re okay with that. I did get a notice from my Internet provider that I’d been busted, so I’d use caution.

I’ve watched the whole series already because I have no patience or shame. Y’all are in for a treat! Although I feel like Diane Keaton was not the best choice for that role.

Agreed. My mom is very conservative, but even she has respect for Klobuchar.

He’s no Jordan Rodgers, that’s for sure.

FUCK this.