Chris’s friends have dared him to remove a stop sign from a neighborhood. That evening, Chris walks through his ex-girlfriend’s neighborhood and decides to take the stop sign at a busy intersection. The next morning, Chris read that there were four accidents at the site where he removed the sign. With what crime will Chris be charged? What are the three types of acts for this crime?
What will be an ideal response?
Chris will be charged with malicious mischief. The three types of acts for this crime are (1) destruction or damage to tangible property – injury to property, (2) tampering with tangible property so as to endanger a person or property – interference with property that creates a danger, and (3) deception or threat causing financial loss. Students may determine liability according to the one or more of the three types of acts with the mens rea of either purposely or recklessly.
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What will be an ideal response?
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A) The Fifteenth Amendment. B) The First Amendment. C) The Sixth Amendment. D) The Second Amendment.
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