Description
For the killing of George Floyd, the cop who knelt on his neck (Chauvin) was charged shortly after the incident. But then later, the other 3 officers with Chauvin were also charged. Class 4 (chapters 6 & 7) is about “incomplete” crimes where people can be guilty even though they didn’t actually do the completed crime themselves. The assigned readings give some facts about what all 4 officers did.
Post a response to the following questions: (CJST 115)
Should the other 3 officers (Kueng, Lane, Thao) have been charged with crimes in this case? Which crimes? What guilty acts (actus reus) did they do? What was their state of mind (mens rea)? Remember: the question here is a technical legal one, not an emotional one, or a political one, or a moral one.
