fandomhigh | The Perfect Crime [Thursday, Period Five]

Rick nodded a greeting to the class as the last student arrived. "Afternoon kids, and congratulations to Parker the one-named woman on winning the TA coin-toss."

"Today we'll be looking at the trinity of crime and detective work," he said, before turning and writing them up on the board. "Means, motive, opportunity."

"Means is the method, the how of a crime," Rick explained, underlining the word. "Was the murder victim stabbed or shot? Was the robbery a brutish armed hold-up, or a skilful cat burglary?"

He circled 'motive'. "Next we have motive. Why was the crime committed? Unless you are dealing with a truly deranged and psychotic individual, there is no such thing as a motiveless crime, a criminal always has a reason."

'Opportunity' got little stars around it. "Opportunity refers is just that, the opportunity to actually commit the crime."

"You work these thing things and you're a good way to solving your mystery," Rick said. "Of course, you need sufficient proof to these to actually prosecute, but that's a discussion for another class. Instead what you're going to do is discuss 'how' knowing any or all of these three factors would help solve a crime. Give examples, and feel free to comment on each other's ideas."

[OOC: OCD up.]

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Like you're figuring out a crime.

Alex Russo

Cyd Sherman

Parker

Hayley Fitzpatrick

Clark Kent

Helen Haras-Uquara

Jaime Reyes

Alice Liddell

Slightly shorter than last week's, but still full of useful information.

It was a lot like dealing with the seemingly weekly meteor freaks from back home with Chloe; understanding the who and the how and the why of stuff. Clark jotted down everything the professor said.

How could the trinity of Means, Motive, and Opportunity help you solve a crime ~~or get you caught~~?

Edited 2010-01-14 16:00 (UTC)

"So which of them is most important?" Jaime asked thoughtfully. "I mean, it seems like one should lead you to the other, right?" Or... maybe not.

"Unless you're dealing with a thoroughly depraved individual," Alice said, "it would be difficult to make a compelling case without Motive. Actions have reasons, barring insanity; even insanity has its own logic. Opportunity would seem to be the other way around: that is, you could prove someone didn't have the opportunity, and it would fairly well leave that person free of suspicion."

He likes the sound of your voice just as much as his own. Well, almost as much.

After she pings in.

Bed for me, will pick up pings in the morning.

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