Post by Theloria Shadecloak on Mar 26, 2020 18:42:32 GMT -5
The following is a test laid out for any who decide that they wish to apply for the Huntsmen Arbitration class being offered this summer. For those who are not aware, it is tradition since the end of the Great War for Huntsmen to go around from village to village not only to kill Grimm or capture criminals, but to decide criminal or civil cases that the local government either cannot or will not with what is called the “Huntsman’s Judgment”. Not every Huntsman is interested or capable of doing this, however, and a special “A” designation on their license marks them as qualified to do so. Those who passed the initiation at Haven have their provisional licenses, and with the summer class they can get a provisional “A” designation as well.
The instructions are simple. You are to read the scenario variations listed below and answer all the questions that follow, being as clear as possible why you are deciding something. You are in the shoes of someone who ultimately decides the outcome of these cases, and you need to show that you have thought through why you are making the decision you make. Submissions will be reviewed by a select faculty panel and you will receive notification by the end of the semester whether your submission was approved or denied for the class. Not answering the question means that the question is counted against you the same as if there were no answer. The goal is for you to walk through what you think is important about each case and your logic in deciding the outcome. Situation #4 is weighted more heavily than the others due to it being a classic example of a situation where Huntsman’s Judgment is exercised.
Situation 1: A woman was on her deathbed and is being cared for by her husband. There was one drug that the village doctor thought might save her. It was an experimental drug that an apothecary in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the apothecary was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid 200 lien for the materials used to make the drug and charged 2000 lien for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Basil, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only get together about 1000 lien which is half of what it cost. He told the apothecary that his wife was dying and asked him to either sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the apothecary said: “No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it.” So, Basil got desperate and broke into the man's laboratory to steal the drug for his wife. The laboratory was unoccupied at the time and nobody was hurt, although the window was broken, and the experimental drug stolen and given to Basil’s wife. Basil then turned himself in to face Huntsman’s Judgment.
Question 1) Should Basil have broken into the laboratory to steal the drug for his wife? Why or why not?
Question 2) The case of Situation 1 is brought forward to you for consideration. The charges pending against Basil are breaking and entering, burglary, theft, destruction of property, fleeing the scene of the crime, and trespassing. He is furthermore being sued by the apothecary for 2000 lien to recover the cost of the drug. If he is convicted of the first two counts, Basil reaches the threshold for death by hanging in accordance to village law. You do not have to follow these procedures and can choose to do a number of punishments including but not limited to exile, monetary fines, indentured servitude, or acquittal. You may also decide that the apothecary is at fault and sentence them instead of Basil.
Situation 2: A woman was on her deathbed and is being cared for by her husband. There was one drug that the village doctor thought might save her. It was an experimental drug that an apothecary in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the apothecary was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid 200 lien for the materials used to make the drug and charged 2000 lien for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Basil, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only get together about 1000 lien which is half of what it cost. He told the apothecary that his wife was dying and asked him to either sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the apothecary said: “No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it.” So, Basil got desperate and broke into the man's laboratory to steal the drug for his wife. The apothecary woke up during the break-in and fought with Basil, who broke the apothecary’s arm and caused severe damage to the laboratory in the ensuing physical scuffle. Basil then gave the drug to his wife and turned himself in to face Huntsman’s Judgment.
Question 3) Should Basil have broken into the laboratory to steal the drug for his wife? Why or why not?
Question 4) The case of Situation 2 is brought forward to you for consideration. The charges pending against Basil are breaking and entering, burglary, theft, destruction of property, fleeing the scene of the crime, and trespassing. He is furthermore being sued by the apothecary for 2000 lien to recover the cost of the drug. If he is convicted of the first two counts, Basil reaches the threshold for death by hanging in accordance to village law. You do not have to follow these procedures and can choose to do a number of punishments including but not limited to exile, monetary fines, indentured servitude, or acquittal. You may also decide that the apothecary is at fault and sentence them instead of Basil.
Situation 3: A woman was on her deathbed and is being cared for by her husband. There was one drug that the village doctor thought might save her. It was an experimental drug that an apothecary in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the apothecary was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid 200 lien for the materials used to make the drug and charged 2000 lien for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Basil, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only get together about 1000 lien which is half of what it cost. He told the apothecary that his wife was dying and asked him to either sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the apothecary said: “No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it.” So, Basil got desperate and broke into the man's laboratory to steal the drug for his wife. The apothecary woke up during the break-in and fought with Basil, who broke the apothecary’s arm and caused severe damage to the laboratory in the ensuing physical scuffle. Unfortunately, the vial of the drug was destroyed in the scuffle and Basil’s wife died soon after. Basil turned himself in to face Huntsman’s Judgment soon after.
Question 5) Should Basil have broken into the laboratory to steal the drug for his wife? Why or why not?
Question 6) The case of Situation 3 is brought forward to you for consideration. The charges pending against Basil are robbery, malicious assault and battery resulting in severe injury, breaking and entering, burglary, theft, destruction of property, fleeing the scene of the crime, and trespassing. He is furthermore being sued by the apothecary for 2000 lien to recover the cost of the drug. If he is convicted of either the first or the second count or a combination of the third and fourth, Basil reaches the threshold for death by hanging in accordance to village law. You do not have to follow these procedures and can choose to do a number of punishments including but not limited to exile, monetary fines, indentured servitude, or acquittal. You may also decide that the apothecary is at fault and sentence them instead of Basil.
Situation 4: A woman was on her deathbed and is being cared for by her husband. There was one drug that the village doctor thought might save her. It was an experimental drug that an apothecary in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the apothecary was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid 200 lien for the materials used to make the drug and charged 2000 lien for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Basil, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only get together about 1000 lien which is half of what it cost. He told the apothecary that his wife was dying and asked him to either sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the apothecary said: “No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it.” So, Basil got desperate and broke into the man's laboratory to steal the drug for his wife. The apothecary woke up during the break-in and feared for his life, bringing forth a firearm and shooting Basil dead on the spot using his right to defend his home. Basil’s wife died soon afterwards, and the village ruled that no wrongdoing had taken place and declined to press charges on the apothecary. Basil’s teenage son, now an orphan, pleads for you to take up the case and to ensure that justice is done for his parents.
Question 7) Do you decide to intervene or let the decision of the Village Council stand? What factors led to your decision?
Situation 5: A woman was on her deathbed and is being cared for by her husband. There was one drug that the village doctor thought might save her. It was an experimental drug that an apothecary in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the apothecary was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid 200 lien for the materials used to make the drug and charged 2000 lien for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Basil, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only get together about 1000 lien which is half of what it cost. He told the apothecary that his wife was dying and asked him to either sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the apothecary said: “No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it.” So, Basil got desperate and broke into the man's laboratory to steal the drug for his wife. The apothecary woke up during the break-in and feared for his life, bringing forth a knife to defend his home. During the ensuing struggle, the apothecary was stabbed to death and Basil wounded. There was immense property damage done to the laboratory and all research on the experimental drug seems to have been destroyed. Basil gave the drug to his wife, who is now in recovery, and submitted himself for Huntsman’s Judgment.
Question 8) Should Basil have broken into the laboratory to steal the drug for his wife? Why or why not?
Question 9) The case of Situation 5 is brought forward to you for consideration. The charges pending against Basil are murder, manslaughter, malicious assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, breaking and entering, burglary, theft, destruction of property, destruction of government property, fleeing the scene of the crime, and trespassing. The punishment for any of the first four charges individually is death by hanging, with the punishment for the fifth and sixth one combined also being death by hanging. He is furthermore being sued by the village for 20000 lien for the cost of repairing the damage and hiring a new apothecary. This judgment would take all that he owns and leave his wife homeless but without this funding the town will not have an apothecary and no one will be able to get treatment for illnesses for at least the next year and at least a dozen people will die as a result. The wife has no living relatives and is ostracized by the village due to the actions of her husband and would be left to fend for herself. You do not have to follow these procedures and can choose to do a number of punishments including but not limited to exile, monetary fines, indentured servitude, or acquittal. You may also decide that the apothecary is at fault and sentence them instead of Basil.
Question 10) In cases where your answer deviated from your answers in Questions #1 and #2, what caused the verdict to change? If none of your answers deviated from Questions #1 and #2, why did you choose to not alter your initial judgment?
The instructions are simple. You are to read the scenario variations listed below and answer all the questions that follow, being as clear as possible why you are deciding something. You are in the shoes of someone who ultimately decides the outcome of these cases, and you need to show that you have thought through why you are making the decision you make. Submissions will be reviewed by a select faculty panel and you will receive notification by the end of the semester whether your submission was approved or denied for the class. Not answering the question means that the question is counted against you the same as if there were no answer. The goal is for you to walk through what you think is important about each case and your logic in deciding the outcome. Situation #4 is weighted more heavily than the others due to it being a classic example of a situation where Huntsman’s Judgment is exercised.
Situation 1: A woman was on her deathbed and is being cared for by her husband. There was one drug that the village doctor thought might save her. It was an experimental drug that an apothecary in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the apothecary was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid 200 lien for the materials used to make the drug and charged 2000 lien for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Basil, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only get together about 1000 lien which is half of what it cost. He told the apothecary that his wife was dying and asked him to either sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the apothecary said: “No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it.” So, Basil got desperate and broke into the man's laboratory to steal the drug for his wife. The laboratory was unoccupied at the time and nobody was hurt, although the window was broken, and the experimental drug stolen and given to Basil’s wife. Basil then turned himself in to face Huntsman’s Judgment.
Question 1) Should Basil have broken into the laboratory to steal the drug for his wife? Why or why not?
Question 2) The case of Situation 1 is brought forward to you for consideration. The charges pending against Basil are breaking and entering, burglary, theft, destruction of property, fleeing the scene of the crime, and trespassing. He is furthermore being sued by the apothecary for 2000 lien to recover the cost of the drug. If he is convicted of the first two counts, Basil reaches the threshold for death by hanging in accordance to village law. You do not have to follow these procedures and can choose to do a number of punishments including but not limited to exile, monetary fines, indentured servitude, or acquittal. You may also decide that the apothecary is at fault and sentence them instead of Basil.
Situation 2: A woman was on her deathbed and is being cared for by her husband. There was one drug that the village doctor thought might save her. It was an experimental drug that an apothecary in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the apothecary was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid 200 lien for the materials used to make the drug and charged 2000 lien for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Basil, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only get together about 1000 lien which is half of what it cost. He told the apothecary that his wife was dying and asked him to either sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the apothecary said: “No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it.” So, Basil got desperate and broke into the man's laboratory to steal the drug for his wife. The apothecary woke up during the break-in and fought with Basil, who broke the apothecary’s arm and caused severe damage to the laboratory in the ensuing physical scuffle. Basil then gave the drug to his wife and turned himself in to face Huntsman’s Judgment.
Question 3) Should Basil have broken into the laboratory to steal the drug for his wife? Why or why not?
Question 4) The case of Situation 2 is brought forward to you for consideration. The charges pending against Basil are breaking and entering, burglary, theft, destruction of property, fleeing the scene of the crime, and trespassing. He is furthermore being sued by the apothecary for 2000 lien to recover the cost of the drug. If he is convicted of the first two counts, Basil reaches the threshold for death by hanging in accordance to village law. You do not have to follow these procedures and can choose to do a number of punishments including but not limited to exile, monetary fines, indentured servitude, or acquittal. You may also decide that the apothecary is at fault and sentence them instead of Basil.
Situation 3: A woman was on her deathbed and is being cared for by her husband. There was one drug that the village doctor thought might save her. It was an experimental drug that an apothecary in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the apothecary was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid 200 lien for the materials used to make the drug and charged 2000 lien for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Basil, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only get together about 1000 lien which is half of what it cost. He told the apothecary that his wife was dying and asked him to either sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the apothecary said: “No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it.” So, Basil got desperate and broke into the man's laboratory to steal the drug for his wife. The apothecary woke up during the break-in and fought with Basil, who broke the apothecary’s arm and caused severe damage to the laboratory in the ensuing physical scuffle. Unfortunately, the vial of the drug was destroyed in the scuffle and Basil’s wife died soon after. Basil turned himself in to face Huntsman’s Judgment soon after.
Question 5) Should Basil have broken into the laboratory to steal the drug for his wife? Why or why not?
Question 6) The case of Situation 3 is brought forward to you for consideration. The charges pending against Basil are robbery, malicious assault and battery resulting in severe injury, breaking and entering, burglary, theft, destruction of property, fleeing the scene of the crime, and trespassing. He is furthermore being sued by the apothecary for 2000 lien to recover the cost of the drug. If he is convicted of either the first or the second count or a combination of the third and fourth, Basil reaches the threshold for death by hanging in accordance to village law. You do not have to follow these procedures and can choose to do a number of punishments including but not limited to exile, monetary fines, indentured servitude, or acquittal. You may also decide that the apothecary is at fault and sentence them instead of Basil.
Situation 4: A woman was on her deathbed and is being cared for by her husband. There was one drug that the village doctor thought might save her. It was an experimental drug that an apothecary in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the apothecary was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid 200 lien for the materials used to make the drug and charged 2000 lien for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Basil, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only get together about 1000 lien which is half of what it cost. He told the apothecary that his wife was dying and asked him to either sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the apothecary said: “No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it.” So, Basil got desperate and broke into the man's laboratory to steal the drug for his wife. The apothecary woke up during the break-in and feared for his life, bringing forth a firearm and shooting Basil dead on the spot using his right to defend his home. Basil’s wife died soon afterwards, and the village ruled that no wrongdoing had taken place and declined to press charges on the apothecary. Basil’s teenage son, now an orphan, pleads for you to take up the case and to ensure that justice is done for his parents.
Question 7) Do you decide to intervene or let the decision of the Village Council stand? What factors led to your decision?
Situation 5: A woman was on her deathbed and is being cared for by her husband. There was one drug that the village doctor thought might save her. It was an experimental drug that an apothecary in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the apothecary was charging ten times what the drug cost him to produce. He paid 200 lien for the materials used to make the drug and charged 2000 lien for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Basil, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only get together about 1000 lien which is half of what it cost. He told the apothecary that his wife was dying and asked him to either sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the apothecary said: “No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it.” So, Basil got desperate and broke into the man's laboratory to steal the drug for his wife. The apothecary woke up during the break-in and feared for his life, bringing forth a knife to defend his home. During the ensuing struggle, the apothecary was stabbed to death and Basil wounded. There was immense property damage done to the laboratory and all research on the experimental drug seems to have been destroyed. Basil gave the drug to his wife, who is now in recovery, and submitted himself for Huntsman’s Judgment.
Question 8) Should Basil have broken into the laboratory to steal the drug for his wife? Why or why not?
Question 9) The case of Situation 5 is brought forward to you for consideration. The charges pending against Basil are murder, manslaughter, malicious assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, breaking and entering, burglary, theft, destruction of property, destruction of government property, fleeing the scene of the crime, and trespassing. The punishment for any of the first four charges individually is death by hanging, with the punishment for the fifth and sixth one combined also being death by hanging. He is furthermore being sued by the village for 20000 lien for the cost of repairing the damage and hiring a new apothecary. This judgment would take all that he owns and leave his wife homeless but without this funding the town will not have an apothecary and no one will be able to get treatment for illnesses for at least the next year and at least a dozen people will die as a result. The wife has no living relatives and is ostracized by the village due to the actions of her husband and would be left to fend for herself. You do not have to follow these procedures and can choose to do a number of punishments including but not limited to exile, monetary fines, indentured servitude, or acquittal. You may also decide that the apothecary is at fault and sentence them instead of Basil.
Question 10) In cases where your answer deviated from your answers in Questions #1 and #2, what caused the verdict to change? If none of your answers deviated from Questions #1 and #2, why did you choose to not alter your initial judgment?
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