The Hooker or the Suit?

[Steezie]

You are the captain of a police station (and yeah I know it doesn't work this way, but for the sake of argument, humor me) and have two cases that your department needs to handle but you dont have the resources to have your detectives work both cases at once.

The first case involves a prostitute. She was working a street corner when a man approached her and began speaking to her. After a few minutes, the man slapped her across the face, produced a 9mm handgun and shot her twice in the head.

The second case involves a suit. An executive at a big name insurance firm was walking through the parking garage next to a restaurant after having dinner with a client. As he opened his car, a man stepped out from behind another car and yelled something (the witness who heard the yell and the shot couldn't make out what it was). After that he pulled a revolver and shot the executive three times in the chest and took off.

The evidence in the two cases is the same, you dont have a picture or a name. Just a rough description and the physical evidence.

Now you have to prioritize. One case HAS to be given precedent, you don't have the manpower or resources to work both cases at the same time. So who's case gets first priority, the hooker or the suit and why did you choose what you chose?

 

[Domenico]

The suit. I assume its an upmarket resturant, and the parking garage will most likely have video cameras, allowing the killer to be more easily identified, make an arrest quicker and a conviction more likely.

 

[Renton405]

You are the captain of a police station (and yeah I know it doesn't work this way, but for the sake of argument, humor me) and have two cases that your department needs to handle but you dont have the resources to have your detectives work both cases at once.

The first case involves a prostitute. She was working a street corner when a man approached her and began speaking to her. After a few minutes, the man slapped her across the face, produced a 9mm handgun and shot her twice in the head.

The second case involves a suit. An executive at a big name insurance firm was walking through the parking garage next to a restaurant after having dinner with a client. As he opened his car, a man stepped out from behind another car and yelled something (the witness who heard the yell and the shot couldn't make out what it was). After that he pulled a revolver and shot the executive three times in the chest and took off.

Now you have to prioritize. One case HAS to be given precedent, you don't have the manpower or resources to work both cases at the same time. So who's case gets first priority, the hooker or the suit and why did you choose what you chose?

This is such a trap question, lol..

It really would depend on who had children and a family. If the executive had children, a wife and was a decent man, I would chose the executive(so the children and the wife would be safe)..However if it was some greedy womanizing executive who was crooked I would chose the prostitute..

 

[Steezie]

The suit. I assume its an upmarket resturant, and the parking garage will most likely have video cameras, allowing the killer to be more easily identified, make an arrest quicker and a conviction more likely.

I had to change the OP slightly, evidence in both cases is the same

 

[stan1980]

It's a tough one. One of the victims has made a very suspect career choice, but i'm not sure if we should discriminate because of ones job, and the other victim is a prostitute. Hmmm.

 

[Renton405]

Im waiting to know if the exec had children and a wife..Or if the prostitute had children..

 

[Avatar]

I'd go with the hooker case. In that case it seems there is someone who is a continuing danger to the rest of society. Someone who could kill again and soon. The suit, being an insurance agent, is most likely the victim of a personal thing, and the shooter isn't on a rampage.

But once the first guy was caught, I'd be after the second.

Essentially I'm after who I think poses the greatest threat to those still living.

 

[Domenico]

I had to change the OP slightly, evidence in both cases is the same

Then I would investigate the one which was reported soonest after the crime is committed.

 

[Steezie]

Im waiting to know if the exec had children and a wife..Or if the prostitute had children..

Neither, they both had no children and no family

 

[Eudaimonist]

I flip a coin.


eudaimonia,

Mark

 

[quatona]

What Mark said.

 

[Ryal Kane]

I'd go with the hooker case. In that case it seems there is someone who is a continuing danger to the rest of society. Someone who could kill again and soon. The suit, being an insurance agent, is most likely the victim of a personal thing, and the shooter isn't on a rampage.

But once the first guy was caught, I'd be after the second.

Essentially I'm after who I think poses the greatest threat to those still living.

I agree, for exactly the same reasons.

 

[happydance]

What Quatona said.

 

[Pogue]

I agree with Avatar's reasoning.

 

[morningstar2651]

You are the captain of a police station (and yeah I know it doesn't work this way, but for the sake of argument, humor me) and have two cases that your department needs to handle but you dont have the resources to have your detectives work both cases at once.

The first case involves a prostitute. She was working a street corner when a man approached her and began speaking to her. After a few minutes, the man slapped her across the face, produced a 9mm handgun and shot her twice in the head.

The second case involves a suit. An executive at a big name insurance firm was walking through the parking garage next to a restaurant after having dinner with a client. As he opened his car, a man stepped out from behind another car and yelled something (the witness who heard the yell and the shot couldn't make out what it was). After that he pulled a revolver and shot the executive three times in the chest and took off.

The evidence in the two cases is the same, you dont have a picture or a name. Just a rough description and the physical evidence.

Now you have to prioritize. One case HAS to be given precedent, you don't have the manpower or resources to work both cases at the same time. So who's case gets first priority, the hooker or the suit and why did you choose what you chose?

The hooker. The suit killed her and the hooker's pimp killed the suit.

Case closed.

 

[Athene]

I'd go with the hooker case. In that case it seems there is someone who is a continuing danger to the rest of society. Someone who could kill again and soon. The suit, being an insurance agent, is most likely the victim of a personal thing, and the shooter isn't on a rampage.

But once the first guy was caught, I'd be after the second.

Essentially I'm after who I think poses the greatest threat to those still living.

My thoughts too, the suit is likely to be a one off crime of vengence, but with the prostitute there's the possibility of it being another Jack the Ripper. I would cover the prostitute killing first.

 

[lawtonfogle]

All things except what was told equal, the suit. Why, the killer killed in daylight, instead of night. A more open killer is a more dangerous killer. Not to say the other would just be ignored.

 

[Paulos23]

I have to agree with Avatar's reasonings.

 

[keith99]

Ah, the classic not enough information and still must decide. Of course once any decision is made something can be reveiled to show the answer was wrong.

So I'll go with the question being wrong. A department alway shas enough resources to persue all cases, just not enough to do so fully. And that is waht any real force does, start both trails and see which one is worth following.

But in a pair like this I see a way to make a pretty good preliminary decision. There are a couple of things about the world of a streetwalker that influence a case. First the world is not police friendly, potential sources of information will not talk. The counter is it is also a world the police are concerend with. So when it comes to making an initial decision as to which case to put more resources into I ask my detectives. Do they have any sources/contacts in that might be useful in the streetwalker case. If yes then I put the detective(s) with the contacts on that case. If no then it seems to me this is not the time to try to create sources.

 

[LouTheWicked]

The prostitute's attacker. He sounds like he was her pimp, therefore could have more women he's abusing and attacking.

The suit's attacker seemed to have a reason though. You mentioned that he had had dinner with a client, perhaps he was engaging in an affair but they were both unaware her husband was nearby, ready to take his vengance.

Still a very unstable person to have enough rage to kill someone. But not as disturbing as the supposed pimp's blatant disregard for human life.

So first, I would send them after him before going after the suit's murderer.