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Man who pulled out of the Titan sub trip with his son said Stockton Rush flew to convince them on an experimental plane he built himself (www.insider.com)

submitted 1 year ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/news

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[–] ScrumblesPAbernathy@readit.buzz 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Stockton Rush is a killer and should be charged posthumously with four counts of negligent homicide. He's just as culpable, if not more, that someone who gets behind the wheel drink and kills their passengers.

[–] derivator@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Quadruple homicide, that's the death penalty right there. Oh, wait... Well, they could at least send his corpse to jail. Oh, wait...

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Is charging someone posthumously with a crime even a thing in the USA? This question and answer suggest that only civil suits can be brought against the person's estate posthumously, not criminal charges:

https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/87138/can-someone-be-prosecuted-posthumously