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Why isn't Doc convicted for hijacking the locomotive?

posted 2 years ago by Erland (30)
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So, Doc and Marty hijack the locomotive at gunpoint, and then lets it crash into the Ravine. Marty/Eastwood is believed to have died in the crash.

Why isn't Doc prosecuted, convicted and jailed for this serious crime?
When he shows up in 1985 with Clara and their two sons, there is nothing indicating that he had been in prison for several years.

[–] Truthtalker (1971) 2 years ago

people don't know it was him

[–] Erland (30) 2 years ago

The train driver does. And people know that Eastwood, that is, Marty, was one of the hijackers, since they renamed the ravine after him. And it was no secret that he and Doc were friends.

[–] RoboReCop (3303) 2 years ago

It was a science experiment.

[–] grhqofb5 (346) 2 years ago

Because he turned it into a flying time machine.

[–] TwaddleSpew (-2) 2 years ago

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[–] Cinegeek (17) 2 years ago

This was explained by Doc Brown in Part II. In the Back to the Future trilogy the theory of time travel depicted is based on parallel universes. When a change is made in the past it creates a parallel universe. Doc explains it to Marty after they return to 1985 from 2015 and Marty finds his mom married to Biff who is now living Donald Trump's life.

[–] TwaddleSpew (-2) 2 years ago

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