we were driving and they wanted to egg the house, i said it was wrong and tryed totalk them out of it. finnaly i decided that i would drive them there, but would have nothing to do with the egging or vandilism part of it. me and another girl satyed in the car, and DIDNT GET OUT AT ALL. can i still get charged, i heard it was just $20 and egg, but i dont think that would mtter, i didnt throw any. and i didnt puchase them. and i didnt have more ppl than seatbelts in my car, so i didnt do anything illegal at all. right? i hope so???
2007-03-06 02:59:31 · 10 answers · asked by spencer h 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You are worse you are the wheelman you could have not taken them there.
2007-03-06 03:03:21 · answer #1 · answered by Seoul Brother 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are in as much trouble as the throwers Just because you had a flash of right and wrong in that moment dosent make you unaccountable for the crime. If that were the case you could be the get away driver for bank robberies and when you get caught just tell them you didnt do anything I never got out of the car I knew it was wrong. Maybe the police will just let you go home...... Come on wake up your just as guilty have fun downtown as they say in the police biz
2007-03-06 03:07:36 · answer #2 · answered by JOHN H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, its called guilt by association. Just being with someone during the commision of any crime makes you guilty. Too many young people don't understand that. The underlying idea is that you have a civic duty to stop the person or persons from commiting the act that breaks the law.
2007-03-06 03:08:14 · answer #3 · answered by Sane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You drove them there and drove them back you are just as guilty but not entirely. Your best bet would have been to back out of it completely and telling or at least warning the people about what was going to happen. Since you didn't throw any eggs or do any damage that might help.
2007-03-06 03:08:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you drove the vandals to the scene of the crime so you are considered an accessory to the crime.
Why did you stop the car to allow them to vandalize the house? You could have just gone home and dropped them home too.
2007-03-06 03:09:57 · answer #5 · answered by ne11 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be charged with being an accessory to the crime. It's kind of like the old, "guilty by association", but I doubt they'll take the time to file the charges
2007-03-06 03:08:28 · answer #6 · answered by foxhound34 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they didn't catch you then how could you be in trouble?
For future reference, when they want to do something like that and you are driving stop and tell them to get out of the car cause when you are the driver, you are responsible for their actions. Just tell them to get out of the car.
2007-03-06 03:19:43 · answer #7 · answered by Kevin A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know about in the US but in AUS ud be charged as an accessory to the crime. just as if ud drove ur mates and they killed some1.
2007-03-06 03:03:46 · answer #8 · answered by jamie28981 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even better yet you just truned yourself in. you rolled on yourself quicker then any of your friends. and yes the driver always gets in trouble.
2007-03-06 03:05:44 · answer #9 · answered by Kerry U 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, you are an accessory to the crime and can be charged as such.
2007-03-06 03:02:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋