Introduction Icarus’ store is facing bankruptcy and so he plans to file a fraudulent claim against his insurance company after setting fire to his own store. In order to do so, he hires Prometheus, an arsonist. Icarus knows there is a risk in burning down a building so he instructs Prometheus to set fire at 2 a.m. expecting no one to be around. Prometheus asked his partner, Daedalus to help set fire. Unfortunately, Prometheus used too much gas creating such a large fire that the lumber yard next to the store lit up too. Within the lumber yard, chemicals exploded causing the fire to spread to the seniors’ home next to it. As a result of the fire that started at Icarus’ store and ended at the seniors’ home, five seniors and Daedalus died, and …show more content…
107) as an example, Icarus is to be charged with second degree murder contrary to s.229(c) of the Code and using the Magno (2006) case (Verdun-Jones, 2015, p. 107) as an example, Icarus is to be charged with conspiracy to commit arson contrary to s.465 of the Code. The mens rea to commit this crime was established when Icarus decided to file a fraudulent claim by setting fire to his store. This fraudulent claim also establishes the unlawful object requirement under s.229(c). By hiring Prometheus and planning out the scheme with him, they have conspired. The actus reus of this conspiracy was established when they formed the agreement on committing arson (Verdun-Jones, 2015, p. 192). Their common goal is money in the sense that Icarus wanted money from his insurance company and Prometheus did this for money from Icarus. As the principal offender (the person actually committing the act), Prometheus is to be charged with second degree murder and conspiracy to commit arson for reasons identical to Icarus with the exception of a fraudulent claim. …show more content…
Again, following the Roks (2011) case, there is no evidence or reason to conclude that Icarus was able to subjectively foresee that someone would die as a consequence (Verdun-Jones, 2015, p. 107) within the circumstances of this case. It is also more likely that the reasonable person is not able to foresee that the lumber yard would contain chemicals susceptive to explosion. Even if the reasonable person could foresee the chemicals, Crown Counsel would still not be able to prove that Icarus had the knowledge to foresee the unfortunate consequences. As to whether Icarus was present at the scene or not, it does not make him any less culpable due to the fact that he came up and deliberately planned to set fire with the final goal of filing a fraudulent insurance
Mary Domsky-Abrams; one of the few to get out of the building, in the beginning of the fire, she recalls talking to one of the managers named: Bonstein. “ As he came near us on that fateful day, one girl asked him, “Mr. Bonstein, why theres is not water buckets?. In case of fire, there would be nothing with which to fight it.” He became enraged at our group of price committee members, and with inhuman anger replied” If you’ll burn, there’ll be something to put out the fire.”
... with. These laws all start with the number 29 stating that they are all counts under the criminal courts. 2903.01 (A) from the Ohio Revised Code that Anthony Sowell was charged on numerous counts with is Aggravated Murder. 2927.01 (B) is Tampering with a corpse according to the ORCs.
Prometheus’ lack of guilt towards his transgressions and sins are due to his discovery of individualism and free will. “I am. I think. I will.” (Rand 94) are words that Prometheus cites after he discovers the word “I” in Chapter 11. This declaration represents his understanding of his own individuality and his understanding that he was created to think. The beginning section of this quote illustrates his struggle with accepting himself as an individual while the second section of the quote shows his ability to reason for himself. The third section of the quote, “I will” shows his ability to act on his thoughts/reasons. The society considers this belief to be a sin; for the society promotes the idea of collectivism, and it is forbidden to speak the unmentionable word known as “I”. Throughout his life, Equality 7-2521 referred to himself and others as “we” due to the society’s intolerance of individualism and the support of collectivism.
Montag, Beatty and the rest of the firemen expected it to be just another burning. They did not expect an unidentified woman to commit suicide along with burning her books. As the firemen attempted to save the woman, she told them to “go on.” Within a moment, “The woman on the porch reached out with contempt to them all and struck the kitchen match against the railing.” On the way back to the firehouse, the men didn’t speak or look at each other. While Beatty began showing the knowledge he has gained from books, which along with the death, firemen begin to show that they are thinking and showing emotions. While listening to Beatty, Blackstone passes the turn to the firehouse, while Montag is amazed at his intelligence.
Socrates was indicted to a court of law on the charges of impiety, and the corruption of the youth of Athens. Three different men brought these charges upon Socrates. These men represented those that Socrates examined in his search to find out if the Delphic Mission was true. In that search he found that none of the men that promoted what they believed that they knew was true was in fact completely false. This made those men so angry that they band together and indicted Socrates on the charges of impiety and the corruption of the youth. Socrates then went to court and did what he could to refute the charges that were brought against him.
People around the city went to bed, everything seemed relatively normal. Smoke dwindling into the dark night sky, the faint smell of burning wood. All normal for Chicago. Fires were a daily part of life for this wooden city. Near the time of 2 a.m. the fire didn’t seem so normal and average anymore. A mean flame was being born, it was blazing to life.
I am reading Lies by Michael Grant, and I am on page 340. So far in the book, the city of Perdido Beach has begun to flourish because of a new money system. Kids are able to earn money and spend it on food and other necessary supplies. The cities fortune is short lived when Zil and the human crew create a plan with Sam’s nemesis Caine. The plan involves burning down half of the town in order to create a distraction, allowing Caine to steal two boats from the marina. When Zil sets fire to the city, Sam and the other council members discover that a dead girl named Brittney has been brought back to life. Realizing the fire is spreading quickly, Edilio and other towns people rush to stop it. At the same time, Sam searches for the person responsible
In the end of "Anthem", Prometheus comes to the realization that his society's teachings and ideas were not helpful in advancement to the society. Ideas like individuality, that the society tried to squash out of its people, is beneficial to the society as a whole because men are meant to think for themselves. In the book Prometheus made the light bulb back when he was in the society, but once he showed it to the World Council, they but him in jail. After this incidence he realized that no matter what brilliant things he invents, it will never be something that particular society can use. At first he is confused, but realizing that he was acting like an individual made him see that maybe society is the evil one and he is the good one. All of this made him realize that maybe he is not meant for this, and he is thrown out into the uncharted territory. He learns that men are meant to think for themselves, and that if they do society will become more advanced and they will be able to move forward instead of staying at the same spot forever. This is how he realizes his "sins" were actually good and that men are supposed to think for themselves.
... When he and Liberty 5-3000, discover the house in the woods, he later discovers that the Unspeakable Word, was the word “I.” His joy at discovering the word was cut short when he realized that the impudent behavior of his so-called brothers, led to the loss of a word, which showed individuality, and allowed someone to characterize themselves and decide who they could become. In summation, Prometheus’ society believes that the “best in him”, his internal curiosity, is a sin, as it makes him different from his brothers. In actuality, his curiosity allows him to see that his totalitarian society has regressed and in doing so, they have lost the ability to give their citizens an independent identity, which could be used to benefit the society.
In Corsicana, Texas, Cameron Willingham and his family’s home was burned down the twenty-third of December 1991. According to the report, Cameron was asleep when the fire started and survived the accident with only a few injuries, as for his children they were not so lucky, they lost their lives to the tragic accident. At the time of the accident, Cameron’s wife was buying presents for their children for Christmas. According to a witness, her daughter Diane and Buffie from a few houses down went outside and saw Cameron screaming, “My babies are burning up!” Diane and Cameron tried countless attempts to rescue the girls from their room until the fire department could get there.
Prometheus had been lashed and abused numerous times, yet he still dared to disobey. He broke the law; that is why he had been ill-treated and held as prisoner. And yet, he defied another law. Prometheus escaped the prison; he had now blatantly broken two laws. Prometheus continues challenging the Council, for now he had lost count of how many laws. Law by law, he continues to disobey. However, this has all been left behind once Prometheus had entered the Uncharted Forest with Gaea. From that point on, they have left behind their past society and the hardships that came with it. In a surprising turn of events, they stumbled upon a house and in that house contained sacred documents from the Unmentionable Times. Those documents, the scriptures that have contained the words “I” and not “We”, have begun a new era for Prometheus. By learning that the word “I” can give one such an identity and freedom, it felt liberating for Prometheus. He became stronger, bolder, and braver. For there is no longer an equal “We”, but an individual “I”. It is no longer “We think”, but rather “I think”. And for this, he wept. By unearthing this spectacular discovery, he continued to become empowered and spirited. He suddenly had a rush of adrenaline and wanted to preach about this wonderful concept
Prometheus belonged in the house of the street sweepers, but he was exceedingly intelligent compared to most. He started to collect old documents from the house of the scholars privately, and would experiment in the tunnel from the unmentionable times, which he kept as a secret. His constant experiments in the tunnel eventually lead to him discovering electricity, which he tried to present to the scholars. He felt extremely proud of his discovery and he thought it would be a tremendous help to the society. However, before he could present his discovery to the scholars, he was sent to the palace of corrective detention and was lashed for being out too late. They interrogated him, but he didn’t answer them, because he wanted to tell the truth to the scholars. To do that, he had to escape from the palace and get to the place where the scholars were meeting. The scholars were shocked to see Prometheus, because he was just a street sweeper. They had no eagerness for upgrades, and they declined his discovery. They additionally tried to destroy the lamp. Because of that, Prometheus concludes that mankind won’t survive and will only relapse since solitary success is against the law. This idea compels him to escape the city. He escapes the city and flees to the uncharted forest. He went through a great deal of work to show them his discovery, but they declined him because it was against
Hello, Odysseus, Judge Dulaney, attorneys, and ladies and gentlemen of the jury. I hope that you’re doing well today. Today we have to discuss some grisly business that might be offputting to some of you, but it must be settled in order for justice to be served. You might hear about blood spilling from necks, heads separated from bodies, torn apart chests, and the ordered slaughter of many. All psychotic acts done by one man and one man only. The master of many crafts, the great tactician, the lord of tricks and war, and the murderer of dozens of humans. Odysseus. Let’s go to through the day when a her turned killer.
In the retelling of his trial by his associate, Plato, entitled “The Apology”; Socrates claims in his defense that he only wishes to do good for the polis. I believe that Socrates was innocent of the accusations that were made against him, but he possessed contempt for the court and displayed that in his conceitedness and these actions led to his death.
...nse and cross-examination of Meletus, he hits on contradictions in the affidavit that Meletus wrote. Over and over again Meletus is made out to look stupid and contradictory of himself. In no way would I believe any of Meletus' statements. Unlike Socrates, when questioned, Meletus could not come up with a swaying or even put together answer. Socrates answered the charges clearly; he gave precise arguments reasons why he is not guilty. Meletus could not even back up his charges. Throughout his argument Socrates shows his wisdom and intelligence. Socrates has not hurt anyone in his life; he has only gone on his way questioning people because that is what he does best. It was not his fault that people took an interest in what Socrates was doing; and it was not Socrates' fault that people started following his lead. Therefore, I would plan on voting not guilty.