SOC 3740 Lecture Notes - Consequentialism, Risk Assessment, Cash Machine

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25 Oct 2013
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June 2012: shot 4 of his fellow guards in the head while they were filling a cash machine. 22 year old employee with a security company. Drove off with 000 but got caught in bc before crossing the border. Plead guilty to 1 count of 1st degree murder and some lesser charges. Crown suggest the robbery was planned, but the murders were not (questionable: what would be your primary motivation/goal for punishing baumgartner. 2 of the victim"s families called for capital punishment. Life sentence with no chance of parole for 40 years. This is the toughest sentence in canada since the country"s last execution. Judge said he had to make sure than baumgartner never hurts anyone again (incapacitation) but also give him some hope for freedom to ensure good behavior behind bars. Also said his crimes had to be denounced. In order to assess whether punishment is successful, we have to look at the goals.

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