“Climate murder” charges are coming
To accomplish this, climate activists (who believe the world is ending if we don’t stop carbon emissions) are introducing a new concept called “CLIMATE MURDER.” Under this authoritarian new rule, oil companies can be accused of second-degree murder when temperatures rise in the summer, leading to inevitable heat-related deaths.
If accepted as precedent, the same “climate murder” conjecture can apply to deaths that result from other natural weather phenomenon such as tornadoes, earthquakes, lightning, flash-flooding, wildfires and hurricanes.
It’s typical leftist logic. It’s no different than when Democrats blame law-abiding gun owners for the heinous acts of school shooters. It’s no different than blaming guns for acts committed by individuals with criminal intent. It’s no different than new gun laws that restrict the freedoms of people who did not commit the crime. Leftists have repeatedly said they want to prosecute the National Rifle Association for criminal acts that they do not commit.
Prosecutors are looking to blame heat waves on oil companies and make them responsible for deaths
Former federal prosecutor Cindy Cho was one of the first to advocate for second-degree murder prosecutions against major fossil fuel companies. Her outlandish opinion comes in response to the deadly heat wave that ravaged Maricopa County, Arizona, in July 2023, claiming the lives of 403 residents.
The premise of Cho’s argument is chillingly straightforward: Big Oil, alongside other fossil fuel giants, knowingly contributed to the atmospheric carbon buildup that has intensified global temperatures, thereby directly contributing to extreme weather events like the Arizona heat wave. This, she contends, amounts to culpable recklessness akin to second-degree murder under the law.
If these prosecutors get their way, they will be able to breakup the entire energy infrastructure, sending oil executives to prison, levying fines that will make it all but impossible to continue drilling and providing affordable gas and diesel. Of course, this will absolutely collapse our economy and destroy American civilization, leaving tens of millions of families unable to afford food and transportation.
Public Citizen released a memo detailing the legal foundations for such prosecutions. The memo claims that prosecuting fossil fuel companies for climate-related deaths is not only morally justified but also legally feasible. They urge local prosecutors to initiate criminal investigations into these corporations’ roles in climate-related fatalities.
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