Overview
Summarize the post .
For each discussion activity, you are responsible for posting a reply to at least to two postings made by your classmates.
After you have made your original post, read some of the posts from your classmates and construct two reply post of 100-150 words that responds to two of your group-mate’s original posts. Your reply post should be written such that it does one or more of: identifies something that you find especially interesting or insightful about your classmate’s original post; poses an engaging and relevant question and/or builds on the ideas from your classmate’s original post; raises a real-life experience or observation that you feel would be relevant to illustrate or help further develop an idea or point in your classmate’s original post.
Please note that you will need to make an original post before you can read and respond to your peers’ posts.
Some points to keep in mind:
Be clear and to the point in your postings.
Edit your work. Your posts should be coherent and use proper grammar and spelling.
Keep postings to 100-150 words. Quality is better than quantity.
Contribute your own thoughts about the material you have read.
- Support your thoughts by referencing the readings used, and references used in post below or other outside literature.
- Raise additional questions or points of discussion to stimulate further discussion.
- If you have questions, show that you have already tried to find a solution.
- Respect the viewpoints of your peers. Ask for clarification if you don’t understand a point. Assume good intentions.
- Use the proper terminology introduced in the course readings.
- When using literature in your postings, make sure to provide references in proper APA 7 Style.
- Show respect and sensitivity to peers' gender, cultural and linguistic background, political, and religious beliefs.
- You are strongly encouraged to take the time to review the following documents on writing quality discussion posting and on taking roles in discussions.
- Taking a role in online discussion.
- Taking a Role in Online Discussions Below are some roles that anyone in an online discussion can fulfill in order to help move an online discussion forward in productive ways. See if you can determine what role is required in your online discussion and then write a message that takes on that role. Devil's Advocate • Takes opposing points of view to those currently under discussion Pollinator • Travels to other groups, reads their postings and summarizes points made in other groups not made in home group. Facilitator • Comments on the groups process (e.g. “Perhaps we should all remember to put a subject line in our messages.”) • Encourages others to participate, • Starts a thread or an idea on the topic, if the discussion lags. Summarizer / Discussion Weaver • Summarizes the discussion for the group at specific intervals in 1 or 2 short paragraphs. Usually summarizes twice per week or if the discussion lags • Reminds others about what has already been discussed. • Asks the group what issues have been concluded and what ones are still to be discussed. • Relates ideas in posted messages to one another. Researcher • Assumes responsibility for looking at what is available on the net, journals etc. and brings ideas back to the group. Responder • Replies to others and builds on the ideas of others. This is a role that everyone in the group must perform for every discussion.
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Homicides often fall into different categories and vary in terms of seriousness. The seriousness of these crimes is based on several factors including intention and circumstance.
Premeditation and intent to kill is one factor that increases the severity of a homicide. This type of first-degree murder means that the perpetrator made a plan to commit a crime, had time to reflect, and eventually followed through with the plan. Additionally, the use of torture or excessive violence and the killing of multiple victims makes a homicide far more serious. Torture portrays an extreme level of cruelty and disregards human life (Department of Justice, 1985). These brutal acts imply a greater level of hateful intent, increasing the severity of homicides.
Homicides may be less serious if they include incidents such as manslaughter or are a result of self-defence. Manslaughter means that there was no intention to kill, however, an altercation or situation still resulted in death. As there is no premeditation to kill involved in manslaughter, the seriousness of the homicide is not as severe as a crime involving first-degree murder. Similarly, when a homicide happens as a result of self-defence, it is often considered less serious. For example, if an intruder, armed with a knife, breaks into one's home and threatens to kill them, the homeowner may find the nearest item to use as self-defence. If the homeowner picks up a heavy lamp and hits the intruder hard enough, it could result in death. The homeowner could argue that he/she acted in this violent manner to protect themselves from a life-threatening attack. In certain cases, such as the example above, these crimes may be justified, depending on whether or not the level of force used as self-defence matched the threat encountered (Department of Justice, 1985).
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In the Criminal Code of Canada, Sections 222-240 outline different forms of homicide: murder (first- and second-degree), manslaughter, and infanticide. First-degree murder involves one of the following components: planning/deliberation, death of a police officer, custodian, or police personnel while on duty, or occurred during the commission of a criminal act. If this criterion is not met, the murder can be classified as second-degree (Dawson, 2017). Manslaughter is committed without the intention to cause death, and infanticide is the killing of a child less than one-year-old. These types of homicide can be distinguished by factors that make them more or less serious.
When there is purpose and premeditation involved, homicides take on greater significance. Usually, evidence of a planned and intentional homicide is needed for first-degree murder charges. Since the offender had a clear intention to cause death and took specific actions to accomplish this goal, this suggests a higher degree of moral culpability. The manner in which a homicide is committed can also make it more serious. Homicides may be more serious if they involve particular methods of killing, such as torture, prolonged suffering or cruelty. These techniques imply that the offender was more indifferent to human life and did not care to cause the victim more suffering. A homicide may also be more serious, depending on the victims' characteristics. The level of seriousness of a homicide can vary based on the victim's identity, such as a child, law enforcement officer, disabled person, etc., because it endangers people who are powerless to defend themselves and undermines social norms. A homicide might be deemed more serious if the perpetrator commits a homicide during another serious crime. This would indicate that the offender is more violent and dangerous.
Homicides that occur without intent are generally seen as less serious. Even though it's still a serious crime, the offender's morality may be less called into question and less blame placed on them if there was no intentional intent to kill the victim. Homicides can also be made less serious by provocation. It can happen unexpectedly, and they would lose self-control, which would lessen their responsibility and discernment. As a general rule, homicides carried out in self-defence or the defence of another person are less serious and, in some circumstances, even justified. Others have the right to defend themselves and other people from danger. Mental health issues also influence the ability to hold a murderer fully accountable. The charge and sentence may vary depending on an individual's mental capacity to comprehend their actions.
Overall, numerous factors can influence the seriousness of a homicide. The differentiation is essential in law to ensure an appropriate punishment.
Branch, L. S. (2024, September 10). Consolidated federal laws of Canada, criminal code. Criminal Code. https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/page-35.html#h-119746
Dawson, M. (2017). Homicide in Canada. The Handbook of Homicide, 348–349. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118924501.ch20
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