Resolves "Yes" if there is credible reporting, or legal documents, showing that William MacAskill (philosopher and activist) has been criminally charged with any felony crime.
Resolves "No" if this does not happen by Jan 1st, 2030. Part of a large question series.
Question is global -- charges in any country count.
Charges count even if they do not lead to a conviction, were settled before a conviction, or if he was found not guilty.
Minor misdemeanors do not count, only more serious (i.e. "felony") charges.
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1.00@Jotto999 Thanks. Many countries have no current definition of 'felony' and non-felony crimes, even in those where those terms once had a meaning. What will you use to determine whether charges count as 'felony' charges in these countries, for instance, the UK?
@WXTJ I guess in the UK, the nearest equivalent to a "minor misdemeanor" is a "summary offense", and the equivalent of a "felony" would be an "indictable offense".
I don't know much about law, but if this mapping seems agreeable for the case of the U.K., we could use indictable offenses.
If a country has no similar equivalent, we'll make a judgement call about whether this is a "serious" crime, versus petty. The spirit of that clause was just to filter out YES resolutions for crimes that are limited in their social harm.