The UK government are thinking of changing the sentencing for murder.
They want to bring in First Degree and,Second Degree Murder.
Is this a good thing or,is this another way of Americanising this country,after all,surely Murder is just that.
2006-11-29 02:56:38 · 5 answers · asked by mentor 5 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Yeah with you on this one, murder is murder is murder is death! How can you have varying degrees of it??? It no make sense!
2006-11-29 03:00:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's a very good thing. It takes into account the conditions under which the murder occurred, primarily with regard to intent.
First degree murder generally refers to a "premeditated" act. An example would be making the conscious decision to kill a spouse for the purpose of collecting on their life insurance.
Second degree murder excludes "premeditation." An example would be an individual who strikes another in a fistfight, with no intention of killing his opponent, yet the opponent dies as a result of the blow.
Both are examples of murder, but they a hardly comparable.
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2006-11-29 05:19:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have just read some of the answers, and Angelhunt has quite literally taken the words out of my mouth. There should be this difference between the two events.
2006-11-29 07:41:52 · answer #3 · answered by Social Science Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally think it will be a good thing... Should the Judges be in contact with reality...
2006-11-29 09:06:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-11-29 03:30:05 · answer #5 · answered by mazza 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋