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| 1. Ivan met his friend Anthony, who was driving a flashy new red convertible. Ivan knew that neither Anthony nor his family owned this car, but it looked good, so he got in and let Anthony take him for a ride. Ivan knew Anthony used drugs and sometimes took other people's things and sold them to get money to buy cocaine. Anthony offered to sell Ivan a walkman he had in the back seat of the car for $10. Ivan agreed to pay him the money. A. Have any crimes been commited in nthe example? If so, which crimes and by whom? B. Why does society make receiving stolen property a crime? Do you think it should be a crime? C. Would you ever buy something for an exremely low price from a friend? How would you know for sure it was not stolen? |
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| 2. Jamal and Nigel are college freshmen who run a computer bulletin board system. They decide to hack into the computer system of the local telephone company. They enter the system without being asked for a password. While looking through the computer files, Jamal finds a confidential memo written by the company president admitting that the telephone rates are too high. Jamal copies the file and posts it on the bulletin board for users to read. To get even with the telephone company, Nigel inserts a worm to slow its computer system down and sends the company president the message "You are a crook." However, because of a mistake Nigel made in creating the worm, the system crashes, and telephone service is out for eight hours. Many office buildings and government services are disrupted. a. What crimes are Jamal and Nigel guilty of? Explain b. Should they be prosecuted? What purpose would be served? c. If they are convicted, how should they be punished? |
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