PHIL 2260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Compatibilism, Tim Hortons, Safe-Cracking
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Day 18 march 16 introduction to theories of punishment. Actus reus latin expression - means bad/evil/prohibited act (action) Mens rea latin expression means bad/evil intention or thought (intention) Fletcher lays out a story of bernard goetz (subway shooting). One of them asks goetz for , goetz says no, the young male repeatedly asks him for money, goetz feels threatened, pulls out his gun and shoots at the group of males, turns himself in 9 days later. In the meantime, people in ny call goetz a hero, a. But, goetz turns himself in, gets charged for an array of things. When he shot at the 4, one of them became paralyzed, the other three weren"t seriously injured overall, none died. As a result, charges laid against goetz were attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment of human life, and illegal possession of a firearm.