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Originally Posted by Just Passin' By
No, it doesn't. An accomplice is someone who knowingly and actively aids a criminal. Mere inaction does not make one an accomplice.
Hell, feel free to ask the cops on this board about that. There are very few instances in the criminal code where there is a duty to act.
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While generally true, if the thief says they were in it together, claiming he knew but didn't want to rat sticky fingers out is not an excellent defense to prosecution.