Death of Ian Tomlinson

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    Unlawful Murder Essay

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    where an offender knowingly causing a death to another human being, and involuntary, when death occur as an accident or as a result of recklessness (Ioannou and Hammond, 2015). However, it has to be pointed out that…

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    In 2009 Ian Tomlinson, a newspaper vendor in London England, was making his way home from work when he got caught up in a crowd of during the “G-20 Protests” and was forced to take a different route. Once turning onto a different street, He is struck by a police officer witha batton on the top of his head. He collapsed to the ground in shock, then stood up, stumbled, and falls to the ground again dead. This situation may have been justifiable by the officer if he had been provoked, but reports…

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    supporting or rejecting assisted suicide. The study stated, “Some participants said that assisted dying went against the principles of care [...] concerns were also raised about the ‘risk of abuse’ should assisted dying be legalized for dementia” (Tomlinsin and others). On the contrary, this study also stated, “Typically, participants believed that it is the individual’s right to determine their own death.[...] over half would want the option of an assisted death for themselves. They suggested…

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    compensation of just over £100,000 plus the substantial legal costs were paid . The police brutalities have been very common in the UK, here are few important cases in relevance to the Menezes case: Harry Stanley, 46, was brutally shot by the London police while carrying a table leg which was mistaken for a gun . Azelle Rodney, 24, was shot six times by an officer, no legal jurisdiction was given for opening fire . Mark Duggan, 29, was shot fatally in the chest and killed by police…

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