Both were drinking until they were drunk and thought of the idea to go to the neighbor’s house and beat him and set his trailer on fire. Because of this, Miller knew what he was doing when he went over to the neighbor’s house and Miller should be tried as an adult even though he is only a
Special agent Paul Smecker is assigned to the case. He knows that the death of the two mobsters is not a professional hit. As the police start looking for the people who are responsible, the brothers show in the police station to clear their names. The media and the public pronounce them as heroes. They spend the night in the police cell when they got the message from god telling them to kill every bad man.
The actus reus is the act of intentionally starting the fire whatever the reason (Lippman, 2007).” “Arson has six categories which are as follows: vandalism arson is where a person who uses arson to express hatred towards a particular group or culture; profit-motivated arson is where a person who uses arson as a tool to collect from an insurance company; crime concealment is where a person who uses arson to cover up a crime; sabotage arson is where a person who uses arson as a means of protest; revenge arson is where a person who uses arson to get even; and excitement arson is where a person who commits arson only to obtain pleasure from watching the fire burn (coplaw, 2008).” This means that someone has to take a lighter, match, gas, blow torch, or even fire crackers to start a fire. Anything that could start a fire and anyone who does so willfully and knowingly does and has committed arson. I would have to say that it is a crime against property and people due to the fact that you are purposefully committing a crime against another person’s property and the individual itself. “Iowa code 712.1 Arson defined. 1.
A guilty but insane verdict means that the person convicted was insane to have killed someone (for example) but realizes what they have done is wrong. If a person
Montag kicks off the novel in the beginning by telling us that he is a fireman, and in that society, and his job is to destroy knowledge, by burning books as well as boosting ignorance. Montag is under the influence, yet again by the government, that burning books is normal and thinks nothing poorly of it. He has been trained to destroy knowledge whether he knows it or not. And since Montag has been a fireman all of his life, he has never questioned
In the final chapter the hazard uncontrolled fire that Jacks hunters made to kill Ralph is what led to their survival “we saw your smoke” (201). When the navy officer first encounters Ralph he does believe that they could be the only ones on the island. When he is finally convinced, he assumes being on the island was just “fun and games”(200), not knowing the horrors that took place on the island. When the rest of the kids come
Just by giving a few examples one could speculate that the confession isn’t valid and is influenced by the author’s voice. Joseph Mountain was indeed a criminal but to call him a rapist is false. The fact that Joseph was an African American gave society to the right to call him a rapist and execute him just because he tried to talk to two white women. What else is known is that since he has a history of pretty crime this makes the story stick to some readers but I have debunked the accusation. It is clear that
There is a moral difference between Shelton’s killing of his attackers and that of his other victims. Darby and Ames caused personal harm to Shelton and thus gave him the moral right to try and prevent any other future pain that could be caused by these men, but the other victims were combatants in the war that Shelton waged against the “system”. When looking at Darby and Ames, Shelton takes a more utilitarian approach when dealing with their killings. The government “system” is supposed to punish those who are wrong. But in the trial of Darby and Ames, only Ames was punished severely while Darby was allowed to go free.
As a result of James Holmes’s actions victims are hurting because of his violence, those victims dead or alive were innocent to this mans crimes and the primary suspect remains alive. First of all, people are suffering because of one mans calculated and deliberate violence. Physically, men, women, and children were put through hell and killed. The killer showed no mercy on filmgoers when he indiscriminately opened fire and tear-gassed whole auditoriums.
Instead of admitting to their heinous actions, the three men sought help from their willing ‘brothers’ to bully and persuade black and white people alike into submission and essentially cover-up the whole incident. I understand that in the face of punishment, people will do anything to ‘get away with murder’, but how can so many people feel no remorse in essentially erasing one man’s existence? It is sickening to realize that the KKK could be so effective in brainwashing an entire town. Meanwhile, the African American community likewise gave into emotion and engaged in a poorly thought out and executed plan of retaliation. Instead of fighting for Marrow’s justice and their own rights in a civil manner, the African Americans in Oxford choose to cause more damage by creating chaos and classifying