Do you think society should focus on the factual cause alone and as long as the defendant started the ball rolling by his initial illegal conduct, the law should hold him ultimately responsible no matter what the ultimate outcome? Why or why not?
Do you agree with the concept of criminal causation that the defendant should be responsible for only those acts which were not only natural and probable consequences of his initial acts, but also foreseeable? How many criminal defendants can actually foresee the myriad of events that may or may not intervene to cause a victim's death.
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Answers may vary: Students want to hold offenders accountable for all harm caused when offenders start a chain reaction, regardless of whether or not such ultimate harm was foreseeable. This question invites discussion on the public policy reasons behind concurrence and causation to narrow the class of offenders in the criminal justice system at any one time.
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