100 Onlookers Case Study

The police are usually the first people on the scene other than the fire services, depending on how long it will take for the fire trucks to arrive. When they are on the scene to ensure nobody gets too close to the fire and interview any witnesses that could be there. The police officer that arrives may be an arson investigator depending on the local police

Facts: A fire was evolved on September 23, 1981 in a log cabin due to a hot plate. The hot plate was left on with an accelerant and kerosene near by. The owner of the cabin, Henry Xavier Kennedy was convicted of Arson as he obtained an insurance policy for $40K on the cabin five days prior to this fire and police found evidence that the construction business owned by Mr. Kennedy was losing money, and Mr. Kennedy's alibi was insufficient to eliminate him as a suspect.

One man saw the fire and tried to get someone to use the fire box to get the fire department to send a fire truck. Sadly he had no such luck in notifying them. Fire boxes were boxes located on the street corner for people to use to alert the closest fire department, because telephones were not commonly available at that time. The other man just insisted that a fire truck had probably already been called and was on its way. The fire was so destructive because there were many mistakes and dangerous

Arson cases are hard to investigate sometimes. Sometimes things are too burnt down to figure out how a fire was started. In this case Joshua Powell burned down his home with his two sons inside of it. He had lost custody of his kids and was mentally unstable. Sine there was a CPS officer at the scene who witnessed the situation and smelled gas it will be an easy start for the arson investigators.

As I, Klaudia Hoxha (forensic technician), approached the crime scene at 4 o'clock pm at the residence of Josh Powell. As i approached the scene i noticed 4 reporting officers, and the fire fighters who put the fire out, were present at this two story single family dwelling. I approached the reporting officers and fire fighters and took copies of there reports. I then immendently, sent in my team to take pictures and any kind of evidence they can find. From the looks this residential seemed occupied. A fire expands horizontally and vertically from it's point of origin, which in this case is the center of the house. According to a report, i noticed a witness who was a member/ social worker from Powell's meeting groups ,gave a statement that

Sheriff's deputies responded, secured the scene, and contacted the bomb squad for assistance. Bomb squad techs and an investigator from the Maine State Fire Marshal's Office responded to the scene.

In the New Hampshire primaries, many candidates in both Democratic and Republican categories. The candidates who do not follow the political views society deems as better rose to the occasion of winning the votes in both categories. The intense primaries depicted strengths and weaknesses in all candidates and the immediate decision for its representatives Trump and Sanders. Two main points that were arguably the most eye catching was the clear win of Sanders against Hillary and the shocking results in the runner ups of the Republican party.

For years if not decades, firefighters have responded to a reported structure fire that turned out to be a fully involved single room. This fire scenario requires a core set of fire tactics and skills to control and extinguished the fire, but is it this simple? Perhaps twenty years it may have been, but new dangers are lurking in every scenario and may have detrimental outcomes for unsuspecting and unaware firefighters and victims. The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) agency along with the Underwriters Laboratory (UL) have been conducting research to understand fire behavior and fire dynamics. This research is providing firefighters with new information about how and why

In the Taylor case, there was a 19-year-old boy name Louis Taylor and was convicted of burning down a hotel and killing 29 lives. Taylor was found with several matches in his pocket and this lead to the fire investigators to believe that they had enough evidence to accused him for setting up the fire. Later on, they found out it was an accidental flashover fire and not him who lighted up the fire. To prevent this in the future is to look closer to the fire patterns and make sure that evidence is all there and not just accused people for their

“Chronicle of a Death Foretold” by Gabriel García Márquez was written and published in Colombia 1981, the novel was original written in Spanish and translated into English. In every well-structured society, there exist authoritative figures and leaders that are looked upon by their people to provide leadership and security. A successful leader involves themselves with protecting the justice rather than their status or personal interest. Garcia Marquez portrays the bystander effect of authoritative figure’s influences on characters in “A chronicle of a Death Foretold”. The bystander effect is defined as the passive nature of characters to act on injustice and expect others to step in and take control (R).

It is thought that Meno's paradox is of critical importance both within Plato's thought and within the whole history of ideas. It's major importance is that for the first time on record, the possibility of achieving knowledge from the mind's own resources rather than from experience is articulated, demonstrated and seen as raising important philosophical questions.

The supernatural is one of the most mysterious cases today that no one for sure knows is real. The concept of ghosts and objects appearing even though they really are not there is especially a regular topic when one thinks of the supernatural. It just so happens that these ideas are in The Tragedy of Macbeth as well. Although many people think Lady Macbeth motivated Macbeth to be a cold-blooded killer, in William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, it is the supernatural that increases his thoughts of gaining power and killing, especially when he sees the dagger that leads to King Duncan’s room, the ghost of Banquo during the banquet, and the apparitions. First off, many think that Macbeth was convinced by his own wife to murder King Duncan.

Well first of all, who was involved in this dangerous fire? Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny, members of the Greasers gang, were the real heroes of this tragic event. They were charged with the murder of Robert Sheldon and ran away from the crime scene. They got help from Dallas Winston when he gave them a gun and $50. He also was at the fire when he came to take the two boys home. School teachers were also present, called the ambulance, and went with Johnny and Ponyboy to the hospital. The man tried running in after the boys but couldn't make it through the window. Unfortunately, Dally was shot by the police and Johnny died in the hospital from his injuries from the fire. These two boys risked their own lives to help 8-year-olds that were stuck inside the burning church.

With all of the different reasons for setting arson fires, as well as the large variance in profiles of arsonists, investigating them can be difficult. This difficulty is compounded by the amount of evidence than can be destroyed by the act of arson. Arson investigators must begin by trying to find the point of origin; a task that can be made very difficult by tossing aside the debris and damaged items while the fire is being fought (Swanson, et al. 2006). If arson is suspected, the point of origin can be a deciding factor in declaring a fire intentional, especially if the fire began in the center of the room

In the movie, The Blind Side (Hancock, 2009) Michael Oher is assisted by Leigh Anne Tuohy and her family. Through the prosocial behavior of the Tuohy’s, Michael is able to thrive and succeed. Leigh Anne, being the one who takes initiative in helping Michael and through her care giving, emphasizes the five steps of helping, types of helping, a helping personality, and the contagious nature of helping; all points used to further exemplify that prosocial behavior creates a positive impact on not only the receiver but also the giver and the third-party participants.