Picture number six shows a situation that will probably end up in dramatically. there's a man standing in the brigde and he's throwing something, probably heavy by the looks of it.At that moment he doesnn't realise there is a man swiming in the river under the bridge. The thing (a box?) will probably hit the swimmers' head and it possibly even kill the man. If the man on the bridge actually goes through with what seem to be his intentions, he can actually be accused of killing a man. The most important thing is that he doesn't know that he will probably hit the swimmer with the box. This fact can help him in the future trial. The court would have to investigate if it really wasn't on purpose. If the defence was to prove it, the court would most likely set the defendant free.
This is a great example of involuntary manslaughter, that means an unlawful killing where the mens rea for murder is not present. There are different kinds of involuntary manslaughter. In that case we can call it a constructive manslaughter. The defendant was guilty of manslaughter, as death resulted from the unlawful act of taking another's propoerty and throwing it into the sea.
PICTURE 6
In this picture we can see a man in a bridge who drops a box into the sea, it is going to hurt the man that is swimming. It seems to be a reckless action, the perpetrator hasn´t got intention to kill but it´s a kind of manslaughter; constructive manslaughter. Probably, he didn´t know that the man was there and that fact helps during the trial nonetheless the consequences of reckless actions can be very severe.
This is a great example of involuntary manslaughter, that means an unlawful killing where the mens rea for murder is not present. There are different kinds of involuntary manslaughter. In that case we can call it a constructive manslaughter. The defendant was guilty of manslaughter, as death resulted from the unlawful act of taking another's propoerty and throwing it into the sea.
PICTURE 6
In this picture we can see a man in a bridge who drops a box into the sea, it is going to hurt the man that is swimming. It seems to be a reckless action, the perpetrator hasn´t got intention to kill but it´s a kind of manslaughter; constructive manslaughter. Probably, he didn´t know that the man was there and that fact helps during the trial nonetheless the consequences of reckless actions can be very severe.