Blog 5
Murder and homicide are not the same thing. Homicide is the taking of a person's life, either unintentionally (negligent), or intentionally (self defense). Murder is homicide with criminal intent. Ultimately, murder is always an illegal act and homicide can often be legal or justifiable.
Murder can is categorized under three different types (or degrees). First degree murder, the most serious, is defined as murder that is "will full or premeditated." Second degree murder is murder that isn't planned in advance or premeditated. Killing a person in a fight would constitute because the murder wasn't premeditated, but there was a possibility of death occurring. Finally, third degree murder, or manslaughter, occurs when a person unintentionally kills another person through negligence.
Types of homicide include justifiable or negligent. Justifiable homicide is a killing that occurs through self defense. Certain states have "castle" laws that allow for the killing of another if the act occurs in a home and is required for self defense. Negligent homicide is a criminal matter that occurs when criminal negligence leads directly to the death of another person.
In The News: http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Nathan-Leuthold-indicted-on-two-counts-of-first-degree-murder-200122731.html
Nathan Leuthold was indicted by a grand jury for the murder of his wife, Denise Leuthold. Nathan was accused of shooting his wife and then staging a break in at their home. A note found in the home claimed that Denise found out her husband was having an affair and was worried that Nathan might want her dead. Not much else was mentioned by the media other than some basic facts surrounding the events. The indictment was made 5 days ago.
Popular Media:
Ice Cube has a popular song about murder in the hood: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWfbGGZE07M. I think the song addresses first degree murder because Ice Cube makes mention of taking care of business and having to use his gun to accomplish that.
Another song about murder is by Snoop Dogg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do4fA8tONY4. The song addresses murder that resulted from a robbery gone wrong. This would tie in to felony murder, or first degree murder because it occurred during the commission of a felony robbery.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
Blog #4
Mob violence is a gathering of people who are engaging in unlawful civil disorder. A riot or lynching are two examples of mob violence.
In June of 2011, a group of 60-70 individuals marched into a predominantly white neighborhood and began yelling racially motivated threats towards the residents. The group, consisting mostly of African-American males began to assault white residents and block of streets. Prior to this display of violence, other racially motivated actions had taken place in the same neighborhood. Although, there weren't any clear motivating factors reported by police. The media didn't seem to really report much on the violence as being racially motivated. Allegations of racial motivation seem to mostly come from the neighborhood residents. portrayed the white residents as the victims and the African-American males as the offenders.
In the media:
Bob Marley has a fantastic song about mob violence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=M99nzyiS830 The song addresses looting in order to obtain food that's unavailable because enough isn't provided.
Ice Cube addresses the Watt's and Miami riots in his song We Had to Tear This Mother Fucker Up:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8V66bxvM2Q The song perfectly exemplifies the atmosphere of riots and events surrounding most of the racial riots that took place decades ago.
Mob violence is a gathering of people who are engaging in unlawful civil disorder. A riot or lynching are two examples of mob violence.
- Rioting usually occurs when a civil protest or lawful gathering of people gets out of hand. Although there may be some kind of leader or purpose to the riot, they are often characterized by a "group mentality" with rioters losing their sense of individuality. The Occupy Wall-Street movement of Oakland California resulted in a riot when police and protestors clashed. The Miami riots of 1980 are another example of a riot that resulted in the death of three people and the national guard being called to intervene.
- Lynch mob is a term that most people know to describe a group of people intent on dealing their own form of punishment.
In June of 2011, a group of 60-70 individuals marched into a predominantly white neighborhood and began yelling racially motivated threats towards the residents. The group, consisting mostly of African-American males began to assault white residents and block of streets. Prior to this display of violence, other racially motivated actions had taken place in the same neighborhood. Although, there weren't any clear motivating factors reported by police. The media didn't seem to really report much on the violence as being racially motivated. Allegations of racial motivation seem to mostly come from the neighborhood residents. portrayed the white residents as the victims and the African-American males as the offenders.
In the media:
Bob Marley has a fantastic song about mob violence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=M99nzyiS830 The song addresses looting in order to obtain food that's unavailable because enough isn't provided.
Ice Cube addresses the Watt's and Miami riots in his song We Had to Tear This Mother Fucker Up:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8V66bxvM2Q The song perfectly exemplifies the atmosphere of riots and events surrounding most of the racial riots that took place decades ago.
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