should scott peterson been charged with two deaths or just one?
this is not a debate on whether he is guilty or not
this is not a debate on whether he is guilty or not
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2 deaths or just 1
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so you only have one option, so stupid of me, if any mods read this, please change it to yes and no
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Star_Pixels
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Two murders. A baby and a mother. Even though the baby didn't actually die by his hands (so I've heard), he caused it's death.littleapologist said:
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nadroj1985
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Star_Pixels said:
How far does the chain of causality go? What if I were to drive into a puddle on a cold day, and the water splashed on a pedestrian, which caused them to get sick and die of pneumonia? The pedestrian didn't die by my hands, but I caused the death.
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LegacyOfLove
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I would say two deaths. No matter what, she was pregnant and *wanted* her baby; so the death wasn't an "abortion": this however, does raise the point about when a fetus is regarded as a "life", etc. I will not debate this at all, as I appreciate that there are many different viewpoints. But, the bottom line is: He killed his wife. She was pregnant. And she did *not* want to terminate her pregnancy. Just my perspective.
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I have wondering this myself. If she had wanted the baby to have died as in the case of an abortion, then it would be legal to kill it. Does this mean that the killing of an unborn baby is murder unless there is the mothers consent? Also, where would that lead, will it soon to be able to kill a newborn if the mother says it's alright to do so?
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Star_Pixels
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That's an accident.nadroj1985 said:
Scott Peterson, if he killed his wife, knowingly destroyed the only thing keeping his child alive, and is therefore solely and knowingly responsible.
Accidentally killing somebody is called an accident for a reason.
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I firmly agree with the 2 deaths... it was two human beings that were killed.
I know and agree that everyone has their own thoughts on things but how it just bugs me when people refer to something so incredible as a fetus, but like I just said people have their owns so I am no means trying to jedge anyone who has the same thought as it being called a fetus, till it takes its first breath or whenever you believe it becomes a human being.
I know and agree that everyone has their own thoughts on things but how it just bugs me when people refer to something so incredible as a fetus, but like I just said people have their owns so I am no means trying to jedge anyone who has the same thought as it being called a fetus, till it takes its first breath or whenever you believe it becomes a human being.
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tcampen
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California law allows for the charging of two deaths. While I tend towards being pro-choice, Conner (the unborn child) was about a month away from being born. Laci could have given birth on Christmas Eve to a healthy boy. Qualitatively, that's enough development to charge the killing of Conner as well - especially because Scott knew she was pregant and was killing his unborn son. If she were 3 weeks pregant, I think the answer would have to be completely different.
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