Accessories to crime

[OneGrassRoot]

I know I'm not thinking straight this morning and I'm venting here and there, but it would be great if we could, henceforth...after seeing the criminal negligence going on in NOLA (not to mention Iraq)....charge those who support this administration as being accessories to a crime(s). That's what I may tell any bushbots I come across....they're accessories to criminal behavior.


According to Wikipedia:

An accessory is a person who assists in or conceals a crime, but does not actually participate in the commission of the crime. In this an accessory is different from an accomplice, who normally is present at the crime and participates in some way. An accessory must generally have knowledge that a crime is being, or will be committed. A person with such knowledge may become an accessory by helping the criminal in some way, or simply by failing to report the crime to proper authority. The assistance to the criminal may be of any type, including emotional or financial assistance as well as physical assistance or concealment. A person who incites another to a crime may also be considered an accessory if the crime is eventually committed.

A person who learned of the crime and gave some form of assistance before the crime is committed is known as an accessory-before-the-fact. A person who learns of the crime after it is committed and helps the criminal to conceal it, or aids the criminal in escaping, or simply fails to report the crime, is know as an accessory-after-the-fact. A person who does both is sometimes referred to as an accessory-before-and-after-the-fact, but this usage is less common.