Again, how will the court even be able to come to the conclusion that it was Alice's sandwich that killed him in the first place?capt_weasle wrote:Yes, because telling the jury in court that you like rat poison in your sandwich will make them instantly declare you innocent.
Alice and Malvin: a hypothetical.
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Wait, so if a completely innocent Alice just happens to put peanut butter on her sandwhich, and mallory just happens to have a peanut allergy that she is guilty for what is mallory's fault in the first place? Your exaggerating what applies as manslaughter here.
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Slapps' scenario specifically stated said sandwich was superfluously saturated with peanut butter to ward off unsuspecting persons, aka Mallory. You, however, propose an entirely different scenario completely, wherein Alice had no intention of inflicting harm upon anyone dumb enough to steal her sandwich. In your scenario, it was a happy accident. In Slapps', she had intentions to catch him off guard, which resulted in his death. Murder? No. Accidental murder? Who knows. Perhaps if Mallory's family had a good lawyer.
Gee, I don't know. Forensics, maybe?Again, how will the court even be able to come to the conclusion that it was Alice's sandwich that killed him in the first place?
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For what it's worth:Lachesis wrote:All you guys are idiots. Put laxatives in the damn sandwich, and not rat poison for gods sakes!!!
You can't actually put rat poison on a sandwich and kill anyone who eats it. All rat poison in the US is (IIRC) denatured, and will cause anyone to vomit upon merely tasting it. The danger associated with putting real rat poison on a real sandwich in a real refrigerator is miniscule.
In another universe, simply denaturing the sandwich itself would work, as Mallory would be sick for the rest of the day after trying to eat denatonium. I'd recommend this to anyone whose real sandwich is getting stolen.
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I think Bob and Charlie's characters need a wee bit of expansion.
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Sounds like a metaphor for Castle Doctrine to me...Let's say Alice works at some job where there is a group refrigerator, with Bob, Charlie, and Mallory. Alice brings lunch to work and stores it in the refrigerator. Unbeknownst to Alice, Mallory steals Alice's lunch out of the refrigerator every day. Obviously, Alice knows that her lunch is being stolen, but doesn't know who is taking it. Alice requests that whoever is taking her lunch stop, but Mallory continues to steal Alice's lunch.
One day Alice puts rat poison in her sandwich. Mallory dies. Is what Alice did wrong?
Personally, I think Alice is very much in the right here.
Alice is in the wrong. She knows that what she has done will directly result in the death of the sandwich-snatcher - the fact that the snatcher has commited a crime does not excuse Alice's vigilanteism. It's premeditated (first-degree) murder.
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Hmm... I am... Unsure. I mean, while Alice is taking things rather extreme, Malaysia shouldn't have been stealing other peoples' food in the first place, you know? In the event that Mallory didn't die, then I should say that they both should be accountable.
But I really don't know.
Also: What if Bob dared Charlie to steal the sandwich from Melinda? Is Bob to be held responsible? What if Melissa saw the rat poison inside, and put it back, allowing Bob to eat it. What then?
But I really don't know.
Also: What if Bob dared Charlie to steal the sandwich from Melinda? Is Bob to be held responsible? What if Melissa saw the rat poison inside, and put it back, allowing Bob to eat it. What then?
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Might is right. What are Bronson and Coburn doing in this scenario? They both have moral obligations which they are not fulfilling. They should have stopped McQueen from stealing the sandwich and also prevented Attenborough from adding the poison.
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Then Alice would go to jail for a LOOONNG time. Very long time.What if Obama ate the sandwich?
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