# What are your thoughts on the felony murder rule?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 21, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-felony-murder-rule/819966 "2018-08-21T13:08:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-felony-murder-rule/819966/69 "2018-08-22T23:53:02Z")

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> [@The Nature of Happiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nature-of-happiness/109979/3):
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> Probably not as much as the guy who pulled the trigger, but also not none because you were “just the driver”. Totality of circumstances, etc.

This is the key in my view. Punishment should be proportional to the degree of responsibility.

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