Causation Self-Quiz
Bart is a seventeen year
old kid who lives in rural Springfield. Springfield has a statute that
makes it a crime to “knowingly or recklessly engage in any unlawful
activity that could result in the burning of any structure in a rural
area”. The statute defines “rural areas” as areas that
are used primarily for farming. Bart lives next door to Moe’s hops
and barley farm. Having nothing to do one day, Bart goes to Crusty’s
fireworks store and buys a bunch of illegal bottle rockets. Bart brings
the rockets home and begins setting them off in his backyard. One of the
rockets flies out of control and lands in Moe’s barn. The Barn,
which is full of freshly harvested hops, ignites and burns to the ground.
If Bart is charged with violating the statute, he will probably be:
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Bart is a seventeen year
old kid who lives in rural Springfield. Springfield has a statute that
makes it a crime to “knowingly or recklessly engage in any unlawful
activity that could result in the burning of any structure in a rural
area”. The statute defines “rural areas” as areas that
are used primarily for farming. Bart lives next door to Moe’s hops
and barley farm. Having nothing to do one day, Bart goes to Crusty’s
fireworks store and buys a bunch of illegal bottle rockets. Bart brings
the rockets home and begins setting them off in his backyard. One of the
rockets flies out of control and lands in front of Moe’s barn. The
Barn, which is full of freshly harvested hops, ignites and, soon, the
entire first floor of the three story building is on fire. While the lower
half of the barn is burning, a bolt of lightning strikes the barn igniting
the roof as well. The barn soon burns to the ground. If Bart is charged
with violating the statute, he will probably be:
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South Park has a statute
that makes it a crime to knowingly or recklessly engage in any unlawful
activity that could result in the burning of any structure in a rural
area. The statute defines rural areas as areas that are used primarily
for farming. After hiking to the edge of some corn fields, Kyle builds
an illegal bonfire in a clearing so that he can barbecue. Five hundred
feet away from Kyle, Stan builds a fire as well. Neither Kyle nor Stan
take the necessary precautions to make sure their fires do not spread
out of control. The fires, which are burning toward Cartman's farmhouse
also burn toward each other and eventually join. The new big fire proceeds
to burn Cartman's farmhouse to the ground. Each fire individually was
big enough to destroy Cartman's property. If Kyle and Stan are charged
with violating the statute, they will be:
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Kyle and Stan hatch a plan
to rob Cartman’s house. A few nights later, they break into Cartman’s
house and start stuffing any valuables they see into a big leather bag.
Unfortunately, Cartman’s mother comes home while Stan and Kyle are
there. Stan and Kyle tie Cartman’s mother up and shove her into
a closet. They then finish going through the house and leave. What Kyle
and Stan do not know is that Mrs. Cartman has a serious heart condition
and, due to the fright they have caused her, Mrs. Cartman has suffered
a fatal heart attack. If Kyle and Stan are charged with Mrs. Cartman’s
death, they will probably be:
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Kyle and Stan hatch a plan
to rob Cartman’s house. A few nights later, they break into Cartman’s
house and start stuffing any valuables they see into a big leather bag.
Unfortunately, Cartman’s mother comes home while Stan and Kyle are
there. Stan and Kyle tie Cartman’s mother up and shove her into
a closet. They then finish going through the house and leave. What Kyle
and Stan do not know is that Mrs. Cartman has a serious heart condition
and, do to the fright they have caused her, Mrs. Cartman has suffered
a heart attack. She is rushed to the hospital and then into surgery. Unfortunately,
during the operation, one of the doctors accidentally cuts an artery with
his scalpel and Mrs. Cartman dies on the operating table. If Kyle and
Stan are charged with Mrs. Cartman’s death, they will probably be:
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Kyle and Stan hatch a plan
to rob Cartman’s house. A few nights later, they break into Cartman’s
house and start stuffing any valuables they see into a big leather bag.
Unfortunately, Cartman’s mother comes home while Stan and Kyle are
there. Stan and Kyle tie Cartman’s mother up and shove her into
a closet. They then finish going through the house and leave. What Kyle
and Stan do not know is that Mrs. Cartman has a serious heart condition
and, do to the fright they have caused her, Mrs. Cartman has suffered
a heart attack. She is rushed to the hospital and then into surgery. Unfortunately,
one of the doctors who is performing the surgery has just returned from
a bachelor party and is very drunk. The doctor accidentally cuts an artery
with his scalpel and Mrs. Cartman dies on the operating table. If Kyle
and Stan are charged with Mrs. Cartman’s death, they will probably
be:
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