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Would repealing felony murder laws increase violent crime?

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What about the families of people killed in felony murder offenses?

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How do you know that racial disproportionality among felony murder charges or convictions is due to racial bias?

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What do you mean by burden of proof?

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How are felony murder laws used to pressure pleas?

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If we get rid of felony murder laws, does that mean people will not face any criminal charges if they participate in a felony where someone is killed?

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Has anyone challenged the constitutionality of death or death-by-incarceration sentences for those convicted of felony murder?

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Felony murder laws are just one part of the

Vast web of criminalization and incarceration

There is a growing recognition of the need to confront mass criminalization and punishment. Repealing felony murder laws represent one step towards untangling a web of punishment that exerts extreme harm without promoting meaningful healing or accountability for survivors of violence.