Blog 5- Murder

1) Homicide is the killing of another being or the act of it. It is knowingly, purposely, recklessly, or negligently cause the death of another. Homicide can be classified into two classes; criminal or non-criminal homicide, where non-criminal homicide can be further divided as justifiable or excusable homicide. Justifiable homicide is noncriminal and proper under law. It is self-defense or the killing by officers, soldiers, those types of people. Excusable homicide can be insanity, intoxication, extreme youth, or psychotic. Murder is not far off from homicide, in fact it is part of homicide, it is criminal homicide. Murder is not only the killing of another human being but that intent or the premeditation to kill. It is mala in se, wrong in itself, and is unlawful. There is 1st degree, 2^nd degree, 3^rd degree or manslaughter.

2) A father is charge with the murder of his two sons. His first son, Travis Fox II, 6 months old a year ago, was taking to hospital due to injuries, where he later died. Travis Fox was a suspect in the death but yet was allowed to go back home to his family where he supposedly strike again by admitting  he killed his 7 months old baby boy, William, three weeks ago and in the process admit he killed his first born son. He proclaimed that during both murders he was drunk, angered, and tired. He was ask to show how he shook the baby and from how he demonstrate it law officials stated that it was a violent shake. He is charged with 1^st degree murder on two counts. Under Arkansas law he knowingly cause the death of another, victim was under the age of 14 and he show no value to human life.  His arraignment will be held on April 17^th. The only type of media that talk about this is news networks which gave facts more so than opinions. But any killing of a child will be sensationalized and the offender is looked through the most negative light.  The neighbors though of this couple were shock to hear the father, Travis Fox, killed his sons. He is also charged for breaking his five year probation of previous theft-related crimes.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2295393/Why-Arkansas-father-Travis-Fox-investigation-killing-newborn-son-allowed-return-family-home.html

3) "Mr. Brooks" is a movie about a serial killer. He has been killing for quite a long time and has murdered many people but had never gotten caught nor did he get caught in the movie. But there is no doubt if he did he would be charged with murder in the first degree with multiple counts.

The music "Man Down" by Rihanna portrayed the murder of a man by a young lady that has been sexually assaulted by that man. This constitutes murder because in the video she didn’t kill him on the spot but went back home, got a gun, went to the place he was at and shot him. All that shows she knew right from wrong and had the intent to kill.

Movie: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mr_brooks/

Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEhy-RXkNo0

Mob Violence

 1.Mob violence is a disturbance of peace to commit unlawful acts. It comprise of a group of unorganized, emotional people that has past their trigger point and lashed out and. Examples are racial mob, religious riots. It exist because they usually have a message they want to convey. To let the government know that the people of its government have issues that is not being heard or nothing is being done and a change must be made.

2. This riot was the most famous of riots in Arkansas because it held many values and signifies many important marks of that era, it was called the “Elaine Massacre” “ Elaine Race Massacre” or “Elaine Race Riot of 1919”. It was the first time federal court got involved against a racial biased southern court and as well as reversed the decision made by them by later released black folks that were held prisoners. The riot caused the lives of two hundred African American, and many others were later forcibly arrested. What caused all this was the fact that many of the African American felt they were being underpaid by their white landowners and the price of cotton that they made were undervalued. So they set up a union and during the union white officials came and reportedly fired at the crowd, though many don’t really know who fired first, the union fired back and killed two of the officials. After this the whites were hell-bent in destroying and burning blacks homes and businesses. Since this happen a while ago media coverage is hard to find but one story that ran in the NY Times stated it was all planned by the black community to massacre whites that day.

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-Music video “No Church In The Wild” by Jay Z and Kanye West featured riots, it involve rioters against the police. It’s a mass of police trying to control a whole bunch of people that have cause chaos, wreckage, and destroyed the city.

-A riot broke over a brand new Nike shoe that was release that day. The crowd was told to stay back when one person ran toward the store and the rest follows. This happened in the Orlando Florida Mall of last year.

 

Music Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJt7gNi3Nr4

Article: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2012/02/100_cops_in_riot_gear_break_up.html