Monster Essay How many deaths and robberies do you think happen each year? In the US alone, there are about 11,208 gun shot murders, and at least 3.7 million robberies each year. At least 2,200 of them are teens sentenced to life without parole. How do you feel about this? Do you think that every person caught, actually did the crime? Some people just put off then numbers and don't think about them. They also believe what the see on the news, and read on the internet or in the paper. But, do you ever have doubts that they might not have committed the crime? The novel Monster and the documentary “Murder on a Sunday Morning” prove that not everyone caught actually did the crime. This makes them very much alike, but their also alike because of …show more content…
The crime took place in a town called Harlem, on December twenty-second. Steve is a sixteen year old black male, and had supposedly committed the crime to prove people in his home town that he was tough. Apparently, Steve was going to go into a drugstore and see if there was anybody inside and if there was, he was suppose to give King and Bobo Evans a signal, but he didn't. The two known criminals, King and Bobo Evans, were going to go inside and rob the Store. They went in to rob the store but, the store owner was still there. They accidentally killed Mr.Nesbitt, the store owner, took two packages of cigarets and then left. Steve was in jail and on trial for about a month or two before, the jury found him not …show more content…
One reason is because in both, the same type of crime was committed, murder and robbery. For example, in the novel a boy named Steve Harman was on trial for murdering a drug store owner and stealing cigarettes. In the documentary, a boy named Brenton Butler was on trial for murdering a tourist and stealing her purse. My second reason of why they are both the same is because of the people accused for committing the crime. For example, in Monster the one accused was a sixteen year old boy, and in “Murder on a Sunday Morning” the one accused was also a sixteen year old boy. Lastly, the novel and the documentary are similar because racism plays a big part in both. For example, both boys are judged quickly because of their color, and people instantly thought they were guilty. Also in both the novel and documentary, the police officers, and detectives are rude to the boys. In the documentary, one of the officers called Brenton the N word, say that it was people like him the made him mad. I strongly think that the novel and documentary are more similar then different because of the crime committed, the characters, and for the role racism
Like when it comes to Pocahontas it mentions that she is married and several other facts that are not even mentioned in the documentary at all that could have made the documentary more interesting to watch. The Different events like America’s very first murder was very interesting to see displayed on screen while in the book there was little to nothing mentioned. Which wasn’t the only thing no mentioned like more about Pocahontas and her involvement with Jamestown like for example how she was captured by John smith which caused this huge
Initially in both stories there is an incident that traps a group of males in a secluded, unknown location. They are forced to work together to survive. As the stories progress we see an instance in each where someone threatens to kill another person. For example, in The 33, one man threatens to murder another man because he uses his iPod. One of the main differences we see is the outcome of the situations.
The atmosphere between the two scenarios is very similar with the crowds cheering, the audience can relate to their own experience at a similar sport event. One of the main plots is revenge between the two because Tilly Dunnage wants revenge on the townspeople and jasper Jones wants revenge for whoever killed Laura. Another plot that is similar is murder, Eliza Wishart death and Stuart Pettyman death being the main drive for both texts. Another plot that most audiences can’t connect with is Small towns, simply because most people grew up in similar conditions and environments. A part of the plot that isn’t put together until the end of the in both texts is that one person knew the entire time what happened. Barney and Eliza Wishart saw exactly what happened but didn’t tell anybody because they were scared to be sent away or
In 2012, there were an estimated 14,827 murders and non-negligent manslaughter crimes reported by all agencies in the United States according to the Uniform Crime Report at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Murder and non-negligent manslaughter are defined “as the willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another.” A 1.1 percent increase occurred from 2011 to 2012. But it should be noted, this is a 9.9 percent drop from the figure for 2008 and a 10.3 percent decrease from the number of murders recorded in 2003. Of the murders that occurred in 2012, it is estimated that 43.6 percent were reported in the south, 21.0 percent were from the Midwest, 21.0 percent were accounted from the west, and 14.2 percent were from the northeast of the United States. There were 4.7 murders for every 100,000 people in 2012. The murder rate went up 0.4 percent from 2011 to 2012. It went down in 2008 by 12.8 percent and dropped 16.9 percent from 2003. The majority of offenders were over the age of eighteen and they accounted for 9,096 of offenders in 2012. According to the Uniform Crime Report, the number of offenders who murdered in 2012 totaled 14,581. The majority of these offenders were male, totaling 9,425. Female offenders totaled 1,098, and 4,058 were unknown offenders. Black males topped the list as far as race was concerned with 5,531 committing murder. White males followed with 4,582 offenders. There were 4,228 classified as race unknown regarding offenders who murdered in 2012. The victim data reported was 9,917 male victims and 2,834 female victims. Of those victims, 11,549 were over the age of eighteen.
Richard Speck is without a doubt what is considered a chronic offender having been arrested over 40 times prior to committing the crime for which he is best known; the 1966 murder, rape, and robbery of eight student nurses. His victims were female students between the ages of 19 and 24 who lived together on Chicago's South Side. Speck forced his way into their dorm at gunpoint, rounded the women up, and ordered them to empty their purses before tying them up. He then proceeded to brutalize them. The women were robbed, raped, beaten, and then strangled or stabbed to death (BIO, 2013). Cooper and Smith (2011), tell us that crimes of this nature involving 3 or more victims represent less than 1% of all homicides committed each year (p. 24) and crimes of this nature are more likely to be carried out by use of a gun (p. 27). Additionally, young adults aged 18-24 continue to experience the highest homicide rates, but homicides across the spectrum have fallen since the early 1990s (Cooper & Smith, 2011). Fang, French & McCollister (2010) estimated the cost to process a murder for our court systems was $390,352, the crime victim costs were $737,517, and the criminal’s activities other than the homici...
Steve Harmon is guilty of felony murder because he participated and had knowledge about a crime that ended up in the death of an innocent citizen. The judge stated the if you believe that Steve harmon took part in the crime than you must return a verdict of guilty. I believe that Steve went into the drugstore on that day for the purpose of being a lookout. Some of Steve’s journal entry’s lead to him feeling guilty or like a “monster”.
While he is in jail, he is writing a script for a movie about the trial. The script helps Steve stay calm and not go crazy while he is in jail. Steve and his Defense Attorney, Kathy O’Brien, are trying to prove to the jury that Steve is innocent. Steve is thought to have been working with two other men, James King and Richard “Bobo” Evans. These two people robbed the store and then Steve apparently killed the owner of the store after Bobo and King left.
The topic at hand for both of these stories is simple, but has many opinions. That being a black man was accused as a murder/murder accomplice and was put on trial for it. Both, Monster and Murder on a Sunday Morning, deal with racial issues and being judged for the color of their skin; their cases are very similar but also have some key differences.
Both cases have similar charges. Both of the men are young and black and are accused of murder while attempting to rob the victims. Both crimes were committed in a public place with a witness point to the jury they both should be pleaded guilty. An example from the novel, Monster the crime took place at a drugstore. In the documentary, “Murder on A Sunday Morning,” the crime took place at a motel on an early Sunday morning.
Following up Steve was at the scene of the crime right before it went down.During bobos’ testimony he is asked what him and King had been doing prior to the robbery. He responded on page 196“waiting for him to come out” . Then when asked who he was referring to, Bobo proceeded to point at Steve Harmon. Meaning that Steve was at the scene of the
In both the novel and movie focus on the war. The war influences the characters to enroll.Also, the main setting is at the Devon School. However, in the novel Gene visits Leper at his house but in the movie Leper lives in the woods.In the novel Gene is coming back to the Devon School 15 years later.However, in the book he is coming to Devon as a new student.Therefore, similarities and differences exist in time and setting in the novel and the movie.In the novel and the movie there are similarities and differences in events, character, and time and setting.
Chapman’s research shows evidence of 211 stabbings taking place in three years at one prison in Louisiana. Bloody riots, rape, robberies, and exhortation are just a few of the everyday occurrences that can be expected when entering a penitentiary.
Sandra Petrocelli is the prosecuting lawyer and is good. She is pushing for the death penalty. She states that everyone involved in the crime is equally guilty including the one who wrestled for the gun, the robber and the two lookouts. She is trying to prove that Steve knew and associated with the two robbers who are bad characters.
Levin points out that all told about 500 people die a year at the hand of a serial killer. This is quite small compared to the 23, 000 single victim homicides a year (Douglas, p. 137). These 500 victims don't seem to be a lot but to those 500 victims families they are 500 murders to many.
The argument that murderer’s are the least likely of all criminals to repeat their crime is not only irrelevant, but also increasingly false. Six percent of young adults paroled in 1978 after having been convicted of murder were arrested for murder again within six years of release (“Recidivism of Young Parolees”).