Railfans looking for "Ghost Train" Killed by Real Train!!

[steinjr]

What????

Although the investigation is continuing, Campbell said the incident appears to be an accident.

Many fled because they were trespassing on railroad property, he said.

Private property, tresspassing, 2 died, some flee the scene, ruled an accident.

When I kill I know where and what sheirff I want on the case

Just curious, not trying to derail this off topic post even further into a political debate.

I can understand the justification for why some American jurisdictions are charging e.g. armed robbers as accessories to murder if they act in such a way that police is forced to kill one or more of them to stop a felony in progress. Their behavior puts other people's lives at risk, and it is random chance that the dead bodies end up being some of the robbers instead of policemen or random bystanders.

But surely you are not suggesting that trespassing on railroad property is such a heinous crime that it makes sense to charge the fellow trespassers for murder since a death occurred during the trespass? To most people, there would appear to be wee bit of difference between a minor misdemeanor like simple trespass (without any apparent intent to steal or any such thing) and e.g. an armed robbery.

Stein