Who Is To Blame For David's Behavior?

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David works as a gardener, people say he is kind and passive. In recent days family and friends have realized his behaviour had changed. While David was at a clients house he and the client were in an argument which escalated to the point where he beat her to death. In his trial the prosecutor argued and said he had lost his temper and beat the client to death which resulted David to life in prison. While reading the first part of the case study, assumptions that were made were that he may have a mental illness possibly relating to bipolar. He was acting rash and not like himself. The prosecutor thinks David is morally at fault but the way I see it is that if he does infact have a mental illness like bipolar disease he shouldn't be held …show more content…

This chemical affects the nervous system, carabryl prevents breakdown of another chemical called acetylcholine. A part of the brain uses acetylcholine and it's main functions are eating, drinking, sex and aggression. With that being compromised with electrical stimulation while gardening using electric tools it will act up. While this is happening you can't control what your body is doing, therefore the murder happened without control of his body. With this evidence I don't think David is responsible for the incident, rather the chemical reaction caused him to do so. David should had been more cautious to his surroundings, gardeners use masks to protect himself from harsh chemicals they use. Wether or not he had use the proper materials to protect himself is his word against the jury. The jury may have believed the prosecutor over the defense due to the stereotypes in media. Sure, David may have been passive and well mannered, but his body type would show more muscles as a mesomorphic body type (related to William Sheldon's somatotypes). The 'ideal' body type that criminals have. Despite all the evidence, it all comes down to how people perceive David in that

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