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Social Psychology (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134641287

Author:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Publisher:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Chapter1: Introducing Social Psychology

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Convicted of Murder, But the Police Pulled the Trigger Incident On the morning of Feb 23, 2015, five males, 4 teenagers and one 20-year-old, drove to a quiet suburban neighborhood in Millbrook, Alabama. The teens who were armed, broke into a house to commit a burglary, when a suspicious neighbor called 911. Soon after the 9/11 call, Millbrook police officers arrived, shots were fired inside the home and shots were fired at officers. During the exchange of gunfire, one of the teens, 16-year-old, A’donte Washington fired a weapon at one Millbrook officer who then returned fire, killing Washington. The other subjects were arrested. The Charges Burglary, theft of property and felony murder. The Law Felony Murder Rule: The felony murder rule is a law that allows anyone who is accused of committing a violent felony to be charged with murder if the commission of that felony results in the death of someone, even if they didn’t physically kill the person. The Prosecutor None of the other individuals involved in the burglary pulled the trigger that killed Washington, however the prosecutor used his discretion to charge them all with burglary and theft, but also the murder of Washington, under the Felony-Murder rules of that state. The prosecutor also made his decision based it on the fact that the group had committed other felonies, one being the murder of an 18-year-old named Brandon Brown, in that county thirty-six hours before Washington as killed. was it forseable in the commission of their crimes that someone may be killed? should the prosecutor have charged the teenagers with felony murder? should robert have taken the plea deal offered by the prosecutor as the other teens? should the judge have waived the teens cases to adult court or should they have been tried as juveniles? should the officer have been clear of no wrongdoing?

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