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Case of the Shipwrecked Sailors In the case of the Shipwrecked sailors; Dudley and Stephens are faced with charges of murder. In my opinion it is fair that they get tried, for what they did because it clearly states that:” Brooks objected refused to consent However Dudley and Stephan’s decide Brooks would die soon anyway ….After agreeing they killed and ate Brooks”. It’s clear how Brooks from the evidence says that he refused. Even though it says he agreed with them all drawing lots. That is something that they could use against Brooks. They should be convicted for their crime because they did commit a crime of the murder of Brooks and should receive the punishment for murder. To murder is: “the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another” because after all they did plan Brooks to die even if he was weak.

In the case of the Shipwrecked sailors; Dudley and Stephens are faced with charges of murder. In my opinion it is fair that they get tried, for what they did because it clearly states that:” Brooks objected refused to consent However Dudley and Stephan’s decide Brooks would die soon anyway ….After agreeing they killed and ate Brooks”. It’s clear how Brooks from the evidence says that he refused. Even though it says he agreed with them all drawing lots. That is something that they could use against Brooks. They should be convicted for their crime because they did commit a crime of the murder of Brooks and should receive the punishment for murder. To murder is: “the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another” because after all they did plan Brooks to die even if he was weak.
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