Saturday, August 7, 2010

Means, Motive, Murder

Deceased mass-murderer Omar Thornton via CBS News
In U.S. Criminal law, proving the accused had means, motive, and opportunity is a popular, but flawed, summary of what's needed to convince a jury of guilt. Motive is the factor that CSI-style forensics can't nail down and is not necessary to convict... Doubts about "why" may linger as juries render reasonable verdicts on unreasonable acts.

While we often think of the term "going postal," workplace shootings occur in many different kinds of jobs... But one thing that was really different about the murders at Manchester Connecticut's Budweiser distribution warehouse was the shooter's own call to 911.
Why... In his own words

Audio Embed: Dave Ross, KIRO-FM/Seattle, 8/6/10.

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