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Grissom is in a shockingly jovial mood. He's even rocking a costume and has candy (without bugs) for his students. Must have some good Halloween childhood memories buried somewhere.

Criminology

Here is the study guide for your midterm exam. [it will be an 'essay question', but feel free to study/stress]

To review, in class today I would like you to discuss one thing you have learned in this class so far, and how it either surprised you, or changed your mind in regards to a certain topic. If that is not the case in any aspect, why not?

Death and Dying

Discussion: Your homework was to Choose a death by suicide from Shakespeare's work, and share a short reaction to it. Please do so.

Your midterm exam will be on Wednesday! It will be an in-class essay, in a similar vein to the homework you are turning in. Using what you have learned in class, and moving on to our accidental death chapter, please analyze A Darwin Award Winner or Honourable Mention. You may bring in notes on one 3x5 index card.

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I've got Skittles!

John enters class.

"That's a great costume, sir. The helmet is especially awesome." John clears his throat a few times before starting on the assignment. "I think the biggest thing I learned is how fine a line is woven between religion and government. In elementary school, we learned about the separation of church and state and I just figured they were far enough away from each other to never really clash. I was wrong. After that assignment, I see how easy it could be for government to become involved in religion and vice versa. I see how fine a line is walked each day and how hard it is to actually keep them both separate."

"Thank you, John." Grissom is truly pleased, and smiles. "And thank you for sharing your thoughts. That is an area that can be disturbing for some of us, *grumble* and is certainly a grey area. The fact that religious texts and legal texts are often built on the same templates is just one reason why they are hopelessly intertwined in our society, nevermind the power of religious beliefs as a force in our society. Very good." Grissom nods. "Also, have some candy."

John takes the candy and smiles. "Thank you, sir!"

Maia came in staring at Grissom's costume. "Nice look sir." She sat down pulling out her notebook and thinking... "I think the whole idea about genes and the inborn idea of criminal intent such as people being born bad has been interesting and changed my mind about predisposition and the criminal mind."

Maia takes a bow, grins and snatches some skittles

((OOC: so so sorry i posted this several times this is the right one now))

Grissom gives her a knowing smile, "Thanks."

Angela takes a few skittles and nibbles one thoughtfully. "I think the most interesting thing I personally learned is how complicated and interwoven our court system is. It always seemed really simple from TV, but there are just so many layers to it in the real world."

"What you see on television about the legal system, or forensics, is just untrue. Cases takes months, sometimes years, to resolve, with many people involved and much more limited budgets. I mean, a DNA test for a $200 Qwik-Mart robbery? Get real."

Cameron grins at the costume. "I didn't realise you liked flying, sir," he says with a smile.

"I think what I learned most is how delicate our system is. How difficult it is to balance bringing justice and not overstepping the power it brings you. That there is a real reason to why our system is so complex and that while it isn't perfect, it's probably the best we've got. Especially last week's class about obscenity make it clear how hard it is to make a law that is acceptable for a majority of the people."

"I do, very much," he admits. "Good thoughts, thank you, Cameron."

[*was insanely sick yesterday, omg*]

Chloe grins at Dr. Grissom's costume as she sits down. "One of the things I've learned is how important it is to have standards for laws. When we talked about ranking crimes from worst to best, it was interesting to see how differently people answered, and I think that drove in the knowledge of how important it is for lawmakers to be impartial, and to remember that there are some people who take certain laws very seriously, even if they themselves might not."

Grissom smiles, "Thank you, Ms. Sullivan."

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