> You probably think that these unexpected felony murder charges have a deterring effect Not really. I know it doesn't. It's more like I have a limited amount

> You probably think that these unexpected felony murder charges have a deterring effect Not really. I know it doesn't. It's more like I have a limited amount of care. I imagine all the injustices and bad things in the world. There is so many of them. And I imagine them all in a rough order from the worst and most terrible injustices to the most minor ones. Idk the top might be a toddler dying of an easily treatable illness for reasons of neglect or capitalism. And the last one might be some well of person having to wait an extra minute to be served. And along the line somewhere I just stop caring with a passion. And this particular thing is over that line for me. This is what I mean when I say I can't work myself up about this. Even if we concentrate just on this case, there are greater injustices I care about more. The two cyclist moved down. That is tragic. My heart beats hard for them. The fact that the cops violated policy by their speed during the chase. That's bad. The fact that seemingly there is no negative repercussion for this is even worse. That's an injustice I care about. Then there is the fact that even if the cops were let go because of this. (Which doesn't really happen.) They would just get a job as a cop somewhere else. That is also fairly bad. I care about that. Then there is a thing which some of the articles about this case allude to, but don't spell out exactly. It sounds like the dude got a longer sentence because he went for a trial. Practicing lawyers call this the "trial tax" unofficially. You absolutely have a right to a trial, but if you use that right you very often get more severe punishment. (for all kind of reasons) Now, that is bad. That is an injustice. By the time I get to the dude's situation I run out of steam and care. Should he be punished? Yes. Does he deserve life in prison? Eh.... I don't think so. Was he sentenced according to the rules of the land? Appears to be. Are the laws of the land just? No, not really. Is it fair that circumstances outside of his direct control dramatically altered the course of his life? No, but I guess the cyclist would feel the same too. Just basically the whole situation is too brainy for me to care about on an emotional level.