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Chapter 4 Weekly Assignment

Chapter 4 Weekly Assignment

Q Respond to each question. Each question should be answered in a minimum of one paragraph (single spaced). • Using the Kitty Genovese case as an example (http://nypost.com/2014/02/16/book-reveals-real-story-behind-the-kitty-genovese-murder/ (Links to an external site.)), should there be a duty to intervene? Should we have Good Samaritan laws? This video may help to guide this discussion question - www.wral.com/two-teen-girls-aim-to-raise-awareness-about-nc-s-good-samaritan-law-/17203228/ (Links to an external site.) • What is the reason for requiring a voluntary act? Provide some examples of acts that are considered involuntary. May a defendant be criminally condemned for reckless driving despite the fact that an accident results from a stroke? • Discuss the difference between actual and constructive possession and between sole and joint possession. What facts are important in establishing possession? This video may help to guide this discussion question - www.nbc26.com/news/two-people-arrested-for-drug-possession-after-traffic-stop

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I believe there should be a duty to intervene. If someone is aware that they are capable of protecting themselves and the individual being harmed then it should be their duty to do so. If there is an individual who has never hurt a fly and would actually fear for their life if they were required to have to protect themselves and save another life, they should at least call someone who is capable. Whether "intervening" means physically or verbally, as a society, we should step up when someone is in danger. Good Samaritan laws would required human decency.