I agree with the Senator's statement (surprise) that this will be used by the criminal element to make under 25 yr olds the hit men...

Lynda

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Democrat lawmakers in the state of Maryland are proposing a bill that would prevent murderers under the age of 25 from facing prosecution for felony murder.

Fox45News has more on the controversial proposal known as House Bill 1180:

In Maryland, felony murder occurs when someone is killed while a felony crime, like robbery is being committed.

For example, a getaway driver hits and kills a pedestrian while fleeing the scene of a crime, they are guilty of felony murder, under current law.

Democratic Delegate Charlotte Cruchfield is looking to change that with her Youth Accountability and Safety Act, House Bill 1180.

Specifically, Delegate Crutchfield wants that to apply to anyone under the age of 25.

HB 1180 states:

This bill prohibits a person younger than age 25 at the time of the offense from being convicted of murder in the first degree under the State’s felony murder provisions, which classify a murder as being in the first degree if it was committed during the perpetration or attempted perpetration of specified crimes.

Republicans contend the bill is representative of wider Democrat efforts to overhaul the criminal justice system and otherwise legalize lawlessness.

“Proponents of the bill say that the human brain is not fully formed in the frontal lobes until age 25. But yet, we’re doing other things in the general assembly, letting children vote earlier and earlier, letting them get hormone inducing drugs to change their sex,” argued Republican delegate Susan McComas.

According to McComas, the bill could cause crime to spiral out of control.

“If this bill passes, you’re going to have kingpins, you’re going to have gangs use juveniles to do their dirty work.,” said McComas.