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How would the law punish Siamese twins if one of the twins committed murder without the other being involved?
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3 comments:
LOL.
What if one had a living will asking to be kept on life support and the other specified the opposite?
What if one were gay and the other not?
I reject the premise of the twin not being involved. At the very least he/she would be an accessory, if not demonstrating willful blindness.
The punishment issue is more complicated, and may justify more rehabilitative measures given the nature of the situation.
Group therapy would specifically appear the most appropriate, and especially convenient for the parties involved.
Of course with mandatory minimum sentencing (usually requiring a firearm in Canada), such judicial discretion would be removed.
Hey Francis,
I guess it would come down to a coin toss
Omar,
Too much verbiage, dude. Also, you're way off base about the "accessory to a crime" argument.
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