Homicide
Transcript: Justifiable Homicide: reasonable belief that a serious crime is being committed and in an attempt to prevent the crime. Essentially, it is a homicide with a good excuse. It may also be in self-defense, in defense of others, or an action taken in the line of duty, such as one by a police officer -In Canada Homicide Excusable Homicide: homicide committed accidentally or with sufficient provocation while doing some lawful activity. For example, if someone is physically attacked in a parking garage and kills the attacker while defending himself, that would be excusable homicide Definitions Punishment/Penalties Homicide Case Criminal Homicide: the unlawful killing of another. It is usually divided into categories based on the intent of the person. Some categories include murder, manslaughter, and criminally negligent homicide. The more intentional the behavior, the higher the level of charge and punishment will be Definition: the killing of one human being by another. a person who kills another; murderer. The Worst Crime With his trial held at the British Columbia Supreme Court, Vancouver pig farmer Robert William Pickton was accused of murdering 26 women. Pickton is no stranger to the law, and was also charged with attempted murder in 1997. However, it was by sheer luck that the more recent case, which began in 2002, was brought on. While searching Pickton’s property for illegal firearms, police found personal belongings of women that had been reported missing. Subsequent searches revealed body parts, such as jawbones belonging to some of the missing women, as well as skulls that had been sawed in half with the victim’s feet and hands inside for good measure. Many other remains have yet to be found. Although in 2004, it was disclosed that some of the flesh from Pickton’s victims may have been ground up and given out to his friends and farm visitors as part of the pork he sold from the farm. Pickton has been charged with 26 counts of first-degree murder. Maximum Punishment is imprisoment for life 25 years with no parole. In general -25 years Where the offender was 16 or 17 years old at time of the offence 10 years Where the offender was 14 or 15 years old at time of the offence 7 years
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