Facts Police observed Bridget Webb on Essex Street in Boston on the nights of October 28, 29, 30, and November 4. Prior to these dates, Police had no knowledge of Webb. On November 4, police observed Webb walking up and down Essex Street wearing a short mini skirt, a thin tank top, and stiletto heels, despite an outside temperature of thirty-five degrees. Several lone male drivers pulled over, sometimes on their own and sometimes after Webb flagged them down. On a few occasions, Webb ran into the middle of the street in an apparent attempt to “catch” the cars. Webb yelled loudly, whistled, and made obscene gestures in response to the men who pulled over, but police could not hear or observe what, if anything, the drivers said to Webb. Other drivers honked their horns as they drove by, causing Webb to get angry, stomp her feet, and yell obscenities. Though Essex Street was unusually quiet on the night of November 4, Webb’s actions created a disturbance for several patrons of nearby restaurants, causing them to look out the windows to see what was happening. Additionally, a few pedestrians stopped to see what was happening. Police arrested Webb as a “disorderly person.” The Commonwealth must now decide whether to charge Webb as a “disorderly person” or a “common night walker.” Question Should the Commonwealth charge Webb as a “disorderly person” or a “common night walker” for waiving down cars driven by lone males, yelling obscenities, and creating a general disturbance to the public? Brief Answer The Commonwealth should charge Webb as a “disorderly person” for running into the street with no legitimate purpose and creating a hazardous condition to drivers. Discussion Webb should be charged as a “disorderly person” for creatin... ... middle of paper ... ...ied upon. Nor is there explicit evidence that Webb had solicited illicit sex as King used to convict the defendant. Circumstantial evidence such as Webb’s clothing, police observations that Webb was on a street frequented by prostitutes several times over the course of about a week, and that Webb conversed with unidentified lone male divers, without any evidence as to the content of those conversations, is unlikely that the Commonwealth can convict Webb of “common night walking.” Conclusion Webb should be charged as a “disorderly person” for creating a hazard to the public by running into the street with no legitimate purpose, endangering her self and others. The Commonwealth should not charge Webb as a “common night walker,” because circumstantial evidence is not supplemented with more explicit evidence that she was attempting to solicit illicit sexual activities.
For example, in Albaugh’s, Deputy Sheriff Dale Maxie arrested William E. Albaugh (“Albaugh”) for driving while intoxicated. Albaugh left his home in his pickup truck and within a quarter mile from his home had it break down. He then turned on his hazard lights and left it on the edge of the road. After walking home, Albaugh decided to drink alcohol with his girlfriend, while the weather was rapidly deteriorating due to snowfall. Shortly afterwards, Deputy Sheriff Dale Maxie (“Deputy Maxie”) and Jailer Barry Bischoff arrived at his home after finding his vehicle on the side of the road and subsequently running the license plate. Deputy Maxie wanted Albaugh to immediately remove his vehicle, claiming it was a road hazard. Mr. Albaugh attempted to persuade the officer that due to inclement weather moving his
Casey was arrested on July 16th, 2008 and charged the following day with giving false statements to law enforcement, child neglect and obstruction of a criminal investigation. Casey was interviewed by officers regarding the disappearance of Caylee and claimed that she “felt that Caylee was still alive” (YouTube, 2008). Casey remained calm, emotionless and flirty throughout the interview with the police officer and continued to claim that she did not know the whereabouts of Caylee and insisted on disc...
When Mathews heard Clinton begin to yell and hurt Donna through the phone, he called the police. When the police arrived, they noted the disheveled state of the house and the accused’s head injury. Note that, according to Dr. Kim Lenore, a BWS expert, the accused was at the fourth stage of BWS, in which the woman has already realized that she is not at fault for the abuse she is receiving and begins to realize that there is a way out and that she can find it. At this point, however, the defendant lied to the patrol officer and claimed that her injuries resulted from a fall. Dr. Lynn Johnson, Yale Law professor and psychology expert, agrees that this “excuse … is characteristic of the guilt stage. The defense can’t have it both ways.” If Donna had really been undergoing BWS in the way that she and the defense’s expert witness, Dr. Lenore, had claimed, she would’ve had no qualms against telling the police the truth and having Clinton arrested for domestic abuse. She didn’t do this because she had already planned her own way
There are many differences when it comes to gender within the trial of Thomas and Jane Weir. Women were usually domestic workers within the household and society, doing jobs such as child-rearing, weaving, and roles of mother, sister, daughter, wife and caretaker in the community. Men were either seen as the husbands of the female witchcraft users or someone of an intense authority figure. “Sir Andrew Ramsay, Lord Abbotshall then Provost of Edinburgh” were all men with high statuses within the community in Edinburgh in which Thomas lived. Women during the time of witchcraft in Scotland came to be connected with the Devil by possession while most men do not have carnal knowledge of the work of the Devil himself
If an individual is familiar with their surrounding “they are more likely to help” (Altruism and Helping Behavior. Print). In the essay, the authors state “the scene of the crime, the streets, in middle class society “represents all the vulgar and perilous in life” (Milgram, Stanley, and Paul Hollander. Paralyzed Witnesses: The Murder They Heard. Print.). In society, the streets, especially at night, represents the dangerous and negative sides of society due to the crimes and chaos that occur on the streets (gangs, drive-by shootings, robberies, murders, large crowds walking, etc.). The crimes and dangers of the streets cause many people to fear being on the streets alone which leads to external conflicts. When the murder was occurring, the witnesses’ attitudes of the streets prevented them from calling the police due to the fear of the streets and since the witnesses were middle-class, they believed that Genovese was poor, a criminal, or someone who has nothing else to do and was expecting for the=is to eventually
The Casey Anthony case was one that captured the heart of thousands and made it to the headline of national TV talk shows, newspapers, radio stations and social media networks for months. The root of the case was due to a clash between the parental responsibilities, the expectations that went with being a parent, and the life that Casey Anthony wanted to have. The case was in respect to the discovering the cause of Casey’s two-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony’s, death; however the emphasis was placed on Casey and her futile lies, which resulted in a public outcry. The purpose of this essay is to delve into the public atmosphere and inquire about why the media and social media collectively attacked the case by uncovering the content of the case, the charges that were laid, and later dismissed, the “performers” of the trial and the publics reaction. It will further discuss how it defies universal ideologies and how the media represents this. The discussion of the complexities of the case and its connotations will incorporate Stuart Hall’s Representation and the Media, Robert Hariman’s Performing the Laws, What is Ideology by Terry Eagleton, The Body of the Condemned by Michael Foucault, and a number of news articles, which will reveal disparate ideas of representation in the media, and the role of the performers of the law and their effect on the understanding of the case.
During the seventies in New Jersey created a program that could change life in society. This program occurred only in twenty-eight cities. Government and public officials were excited about this concept. Police officials were not so much. Foot patrol made officers walk in sleet and snow. Assigned foot patrol was a way of punishment for officers. State funding of foot patrol shut the mouths of some people. Silence stopped after the “Police Foundation”(Kelling) put foot patrol to the actual test. To contrary belief this rattled some arguments in the community an...
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The basic rights of citizens in cities are challenged in order for officials to protect and maintain safety of the city. Law enforcement reform is an ongoing, popular, controversial topic in modern day politics and communities. Societal changes result from outcomes of solving and preventing crimes. Malcolm Gladwell introduces us to the Broken Windows Theory in the story “The Power of Context” as a resolution to prevent major crimes from being committed in urban cities. The Broken Windows Theory can be corroborated to different situations and scenarios. In the Myth of the Ant Queen, Beth Loffreda highlights how the epidemic of Matt Shepard’s murder began with the details of the crime, rather than the murder itself. This caused the details to
Fine, Michelle, et al. "“Anything Can Happen With Police Around”: Urban Youth Evaluate Strategies Of Surveillance In Public Places." Journal Of Social Issues 59.1 (2003): 141-158. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Jan. 2016.
Nigel Covington, editor of The National Report gives a brief summary at the end of his article stating that James Holmes, who murdered twelve people in a movie theater, will only be charged with illegally parking his car in a handicapped parking spot when he murdered the victims. After already dropping the charges because Holmes is white, it turns out he is not above the law and will have to pay an eighty dollar fine for parking in handicap parking (Covington). Covington makes a mockery about the fact that the only punishment a man who killed twelve people will get a measly fine for parking in the wrong
On January 17, 1982, her body was found in the wardrobe of her bedroom by a neighbour, Jimmy Holloway. He had been given a key to her home by Mrs. Edwards. Mrs. Edwards had been wounded to death. Whether she had been sexually attacked would remain a subject of some difference (Berkeley Law School Death Penalty Clinic, 2012; Bonner, 2013; Grinberg, 2014; Law Book Review: Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong by Raymond Bonner, 2012; Van Horne,
Bittner (1967) describes skid row as “the natural habitat of people who lack the capacities and commitments to live ‘normal’ lives on a sustained basis (Bittner, 1967, pg 705).” Skid row is the area where those who have nothing less to lose come together. Police officers assigned to skid row are usually assigned for long periods of time so they get to know the population they serve. The police officer assigned to skid row allows particular crimes to continue to protect those on skid row from each other and more severe crimes. It is because the police officer assigned to skid row allows disorder to continue, but continue contained, that reduces the chances of serious crime against the general public and the inhabitants of skid row (Bittner,
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders text revision 4th edition (DSM-IV-TR) states that “the essential feature of Conduct Disorder is a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated”(2000). The DSM-IV-TR goes on to list criteria for conduct disorder as, aggression to people or animals (i.e. forced sexual activity or mugging), destruction of property (i.e. fire setting), deceitfulness or theft (i.e. burglary or forgery), and serious violations of the rules (i.e. running away for periods of time) (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). A child must have at least three of those criteria present in the past year, with at least one manifested in the p...
Prostitution in the U.S. in the late 20th century takes various forms. Some prostitutes, or call girls, operate out of their own apartments and maintain a list of regular customers. Some follow convention circuits or work in certain resorts areas, such as Las Vegas, Nevada, where demand for their services is high. Others work in so-called massage parlors, a newer version of the old-time brothel. The majority are “streetwalkers”, soliciting, or being solicited by, customers on city streets. Increasing numbers are young runaways to the city who turn to the streets for survival. Because the statues are enforced in such a way as to punish overtness and visibility rather than any specific act, almost all of the prostitutes arrested each year are streetwalkers. Customers, although legally culpable, are rarely arrested.