In the short story “Bargain” by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. Mr. Baumer is guilty of murder he knowingly poisoned Slade which caused him to die. A reason Mr. Baumer is guilty of Slades murder is, Mr. Baumer hired Slade back a little afore christmas time so Slade so he could haul his freight. Mr. Baumer had other plans like poisoning the barrel he was hauling so when Slade imbibed out of it he would die. On page 51 of the short story “Bargain” Al says” then, a month and a moiety afore christmas he hired Slade to haul his freight for him. This shows that Mr. Baumer intentionally hired Slade so he could poison his barrel and kill him. Mr. Baumer kenned Slade could not read and he capitalized on that by superseding the alcohol barrel which Slade customarily hauled and superseded with wood alcohol, a lethal poison kenning Slade would embezzle it and drink it without reading it because he could not read.. Withal Albeit …show more content…
Baumer was innocent, the truculent history between them played a factor in his tenaciousness to have revenge on Slade. Mr. Baumer waited for the excellent opportunity to strike back and take revenge on Slade. Slade additionally took Mr. Baumers nasal discerner and convoluted it between his knuckles and relucted to pay his bill to Mr. Baumer. In a later confrontation Slade withal brakes Mr. Baumers hand when Mr. Baumer hit him exhibiting he wanted revenge on Slade. Other people verbally express that Mr. Baumer is innocent because. Slade could not read and that was his fault because Mr. Baumer could have just been hauling wood alcohol. Another reason people verbally express Mr. Baumer is not guilty is that Slade bullied him and broke his hand. Mr. Baumer was withal
While finding Umstead guilty of all the charges, they found he was not guilty of specifications alleging he was in possession of a firearm while committing the drug offenses.
...son to Celia’s case. Hall’s decision of Jameson was fair even though McLaurin wrote “…Jameson might not be among the body’s keenest intellects or its most diligent student of the legislative process” (84), now it could be said that Hall knew this about Jameson beforehand, but chose Jameson anyway to give the trial some validity. Once the trial started Hall began to sandbag the defense’s arguments by not allowing “any reference to supposed threats on Celia’s life…” (McLaurin 106) and even while the jury was deliberating Hall “came down squarely on the prosecution… and he delivered to the jury every instruction requested by the prosecution” (McLaurin 110). Hall clearly never had any intention of giving Celia a fair trial just the appearance of one, which would benefit him during his reelection and possible stop the war that was brewing between Missouri and Kansas.
Skyrms’ book, Evolution of the Social Contract, offers a compelling explanation as to why individuals, when placed with one-shot prisoner’s dilemmas, will often cooperate, or choose the equilibrium that will benefit both parties equally. He uses examples to outline how individuals of certain environments frequently engage in activities that benefit the group at their own personal expense. Using both game theory and decision theory, Skyrms explores problems with the social contract when it is applied to evolutionary dynamics. In the chapters of the book, he offers new insights into concepts such as sex and justice, commitment, and mutual aid.
An Imperfect Offering is a powerful personal memoir from a James Orbinski, a Canadian who has spent most of his adult life in front-line humanitarian work in the world's worst conflict zones. Despite its dark chapters, it is also a hopeful story about the emergence of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) as a new and independent agent of civil society, and the possibilities of making the world a better place. In “An Imperfect Offering”, James Orbinski tells the story of people who have been harmed by war, and humanitarian workers who have come to heal them when possible. He engages in deep reflection on the nature of humanitarian response and the many threats to this most human activity. He has sharp criticism for governments who act to cause suffering or to prevent its relief. He asks, “How am I able to be in relation to the suffering of others?” His life as a doctor, and a humanitarian worker illustrates this answer. Accordingly, the books main thesis is that humanitarianism is about the struggle to create space to be fully human. However, he illustrates how this struggle is becoming increasingly difficult with the imperfect offering of politics, which has resulted in the blurring of boundaries between humanitarian assistance and the political objectives of military intervention.
In the story "Antaeus," by Borden Deal, the main character T.J has three capabilities that make him different from his friends. First of all, T.J. is a very intelligent boy. His new city companions did not maintain the wisdom T.J. has about the world and how to deal with people around. T. J. is also a receptive boy, a soft-spoken person who feels an attachment to the land. Finally, T.J. is a tenacious boy who sticks to his plans once he starts it and who would reject to the idea about destroying what he has created.
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As it was found out later, the arrest was the result of the false report provided by the man who claimed that Lawrence possessed weapons at his home. The report was filed by the neighbor Roger David Nance (41 years old) and he has already been accused before for the similar complaints. The above cause to enter the house, however, was not considered to be the issue in the case hearing and Nance admitted that he provided false report.
In Oklahoma, a man named Richard Gossip got sentenced to be put to death for a crime he said that he did not commit in 1997. In 1997, Gossip was convicted of demanding and ordering the brutal beating of Barry Van Treese. Barry Van Treese was a man who owned a motel where the inmate, Richard Gossip worked. According to “evidence”, Gossip hired another young coworker of the motel, Justin Steed, to brutally beat and kill Treese.
Even when disregarding Dyer’s stomach content testimony the State can still show that a jury would have entered a guilty verdict beyond a reasonable doubt. In determining whether the error is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt a Court should consider among other factors, the overall strength of the prosecutor’s case and how important is the out of court statement to the State’s case. Langham, 305 S.W.3d at 582. The contention that the Defendant was a cause in fact of the victim’s death is supported by the rest of Dr. Dyer’s testimony and photographic evidence. 4 RR
When there is a tough situation in the life of others, they are left with themselves to fix bad situations, also to define justice or revenge. The short story “Bargain” by (A.B Guthrie, Jr) an example of a person seeking a type of revenge by using his knowledge as power.
We will never know exactly why he acted the way he did and what was going on in his mind during the event. Though, say we accept his reasoning: he felt under attack and wanted to defend himself. I guarantee most of us would agree with the prosecution and the jury that he did not have good enough reasons to truly believe he was in serious danger. So, in this case, some reasons may seem good enough to explain but not good enough to justify. Thus, we can accept an explanation and, at the same time, be critical of the reasons it invokes. In other words, it is enough that the reasons should have seemed adequate to the person we are trying to understand (the person trying to explain). But, to judge that what the person thinks or does is justified, the same reasons must see, adequate to
The politics of laborers have made them a vital and vibrant part of American history. One has only to study the underlying political causes of the first labor movements to understand why. Few will doubt that one of the most important parts of labor history occurred with the working-class experience in Chicago from the 1920s to the late 30s.
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The Negotiator is about a veteran police officer played by Samuel L. Jackson who finds himself with his world turned inside out. He is a heroic hostage negotiator for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) but, during the course of film his job and life are threatened by a pension scam for which he is set up to take the fall. He enlists the help of an outside police officer, Kevin Spacey, to help him find the real thief. The movie is full of different negotiations and tactics. This paper will analyze different types of conflicts, how trust can be gained and used, different thinking strategies, and biasness of other interested parties from the film.