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In general federal law does not criminalize homicide and manslaughter. It's only when it happens to specific groups or in very specific places. So to get prose
by sidewndr46 2y ago
In general federal law does not criminalize homicide and manslaughter. It's only when it happens to specific groups or in very specific places.
So to get prosecuted by the DoJ, you'd need to kill one of those groups.
- jjk166 2y agoWell one of those specific places is "happened on an airplane" which seems to be the relevant one for this analogy. For example, say you shove someone on a plane and they fall and hit their head - federal manslaughter that would likely be a candidate for deferred prosecution.