Malice aforethought

Kantian Ethics Kantian ethic is based upon the well-known teaching of the German philosopher, Immanuel Kant. He believes that actions are neither morally right nor wrong. Unethical actions are absolutely not allowed, even when this action results in more happiness rather than sadness. When taking an action, we should consider what would happen if everyone took that course of action? I ake a course of action, we must be careful because the consequences of our action are often beyond our control.…

controversial topic. Is abortion murder? Abortion is defined as the termination of a pregnancy shortly followed by the death of a fetus. Deliberately causing a death is a violation of the law. Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being with malice…

The elements of murder are said to be; the unlawful killing of a human by another human with malice aforethought. What this means is that it is an intentional act by another human being to kill another with the direct intention of killing that human being. The act prohibits assisted suicide as the assistance is directly proportional to the elements prescribed…

‘You shall, Mark Antony’ says Brutus” (Act III, Scene i, 241-243). By trusting Mark Antony, Brutus doomed himself and the other conspirators to the wrath of the Roman people because of Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral, which revealed their malice aforethought to the citizens of Rome. This also leads to Brutus’ second flaw, his idealism. Brutus pursues impractical ideas like letting Mark Antony make a speech or insisting Cassius and himself take their armies to Philippi instead of waiting…

Seen throughout history, humans of all ages and sizes have been culprits of murder. Even children as young as the age of ten have been raised in neighborhoods that were so harrowing that homicide at that age was seen as a normality. In order to punish these young children that have sought to commit the acts of murder, new laws had to have been passed. One major law introduced was one passed by “…the Illinois Legislature...[who passed] a bill permitting 10-year-old children to be charged with…

Murder, defined as the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice and aforethought, plays a huge part in this book. The plot of Crime and Punishment is based solely off of a murder and it plays a huge part in the motives of the main character, Raskolnikov. Raskolnikov is a former student who has been isolating himself from society after becoming poor. In the story, he is seemingly very lonely, but does not mind the lack of company. The few people that Raskolnikov is forced to…

legal justification of excuse” (Schmallenger, 2015, p. 242-243). Patterns of homicide are made more complicated by the differing definitions of various types of murder between jurisdictions. Some categorize homicide based on premeditation or malice aforethought, crimes of passion, or accident. The various degrees of murder; first-degree (premeditated), second degree (crime of passion), and negligent homicide make pattern explanation more difficult. Also, the creation of another category,…

When investigating a death or injury, Investigators have to determine what exactly has occurred. The first look at the crime scene is a very critical part of the process. The lead investigator has to determine if the victim is injured or if the victim is confirmed to have died. Whether the victim is injured or pronounced dead can change the course of the entire investigation. Now, the investigator has to take the proper steps to determine if what he or she was called in to investigate was a…

Laci Peterson was eight months pregnant when her husband Scott Peterson reported her missing in December. It was not until April that her husband was arrested and held for two counts of murder. It was rumored that Mr. Peterson was having an affair with his massage therapist. Attorneys mentioned that it was a possibility that Laci was kidnapped and murdered by a satanic cult. Investigators do not believe this theory. Laci’s body was mutilated. She was strangled and had four cement blocks tied to…

In a Huffington Post article about the power of words, Israeli author, Yehuda Berg, states that words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity (Berg). Unfortunately, over half a million people will never know the feeling of having such power. In 2012, there were 669,202 abortions in the United States. This is an injustice; abortion should be treated like murder, and should be illegal because it negatively affects society and excuse murder. Within a single moment, a gender is…