Mona is attending a dance in a hotel ballroom. Because of an engineering mistake, the ceiling of the ballroom collapses, killing and injuring many of the patrons. Mona is unconscious and partially pinned under tons of rubble
She has also suffered various internal injuries. Unless Mona can be transported to the hospital for surgery, she will die. Responding medical personnel determine that the quickest way to free Mona is to sever her pinned arm. Without Mona's consent, a doctor amputates the arm. She is transported to the hospital where her life is saved. The doctor is unlikely to be prosecuted for aggravated assault in the severing of Mona's arm due to the justification defense of ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
necessity
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Homeland security is an international, ____________________ _______________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
In dealing with political terrorists/hostage situations, the governmental policy of the United States is:
a. non-negotiation/no concessions b. negotiation with hostage takers c. retaliation d. ambiguous and hypocritical
One of the witnesses became very ill just as the trial was scheduled to begin. How could the prosecutor delay the trial until the witness has recovered? a. Invent a delaying tactic
b. Ask the judge for a continuance. c. Demand that justice be served. d. Don't show up at the beginning of the trial.