Moral dilemma - conjoined twin is a murderer

[Rasofy]

My criminal law teacher once mentioned a hypothesis on which a conjoined twin murders a person (against the other conjoined twin's will).
Assuming they both share vital organs, and that the death of one leads to an inevitable death of the other, what should happen, in your opinion?

 

[zelo1954]

The only answer I can give is that the law should keep their effing noses out of it. Wonderful people at pontificating in hindsight. Foresight? Not quite so great.

 

[Totenkindly]

The only answer I can give is that the law should keep their effing noses out of it. Wonderful people at pontificating in hindsight. Foresight? Not quite so great.

Uh... how can the law keep out of a murder, where an innocent person was victimized? That's kind of a bizarre response IMO.

 

[Anew Leaf]

My criminal law teacher once mentioned a hypothesis on which a conjoined twin murders a person (against the other conjoined twin's will).
Assuming they both share vital organs, and that the death of one leads to an inevitable death of the other, what should happen, in your opinion?

It would depend on what could be proven with evidence.

 

[zelo1954]

Uh... how can the law keep out of a murder, where an innocent person was victimized? That's kind of a bizarre response IMO.

Because the other person also died

 

[Laurie]

I'm sure that's a case that comes up a lot. Important to think about.

 

[Totenkindly]

Because the other person also died

What are you talking about?

A cojoined twin kills someone. The victim was not cojoined.

At this point, the law has to decide how to punish someone for a crime who is unfortunately attached to ANOTHER person, so the innocent twin will end up sharing a potential punishment with the guilty one.

That is what we are talking about.

The law can't just say, "Oh, someone got killed/raped/abused, but we'll let it go."

I'm sure that's a case that comes up a lot. Important to think about.

I think I just saw this on reality TV last week! What do you mean it's not common?

 

[zelo1954]

A cojoined twin kills someone. The victim was not cojoined.

Ah. I totally misread the original post.

 

[Totenkindly]

Ah. I totally misread the original post.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

 

[sprinkles]

Send them to that island prison in Norway.

 

[zelo1954]

Yeah, that's what I thought.

So the real answer lies in whether or not we value justice or mercy higher.

 

[sprinkles]

So the real answer lies in whether or not we value justice or mercy higher.

Justice as we typically do it is passé and just really doesn't work.

 

[Pseudo]

Wouldn't the xo joined twin at least have to be an accessory? They would have been somewhat able to prevent the crime by resisting. They twin not being able to kill them because of the joins organs?

 

[Rasofy]

I'm sure that's a case that comes up a lot. Important to think about.

See, that's why the discussion is perfectly suited to a thread in TypologyCentral.

What are you talking about?

A cojoined twin kills someone. The victim was not cojoined.

At this point, the law has to decide how to punish someone for a crime who is unfortunately attached to ANOTHER person, so the innocent twin will end up sharing a potential punishment with the guilty one.

That is what we are talking about.

The law can't just say, "Oh, someone got killed/raped/abused, but we'll let it go."

Exactly; well summed.

Wouldn't the xo joined twin at least have to be an accessory? They would have been somewhat able to prevent the crime by resisting.

Likely, but not necessarily. The other brother could be tricked and/or distracted.

They twin not being able to kill them because of the joins organs?

 

[wolfy]

You would need to punish the head. For example... a steady diet of delicious treats for one and stale crackers for the other.

 

[AphroditeGoneAwry]

To the OP: I just think of complicity to the crime. Surely the other twin could have done something to stop it...?


Every time I think of conjoined twins, I think of what I perceive pervs think about. It's like I have a pervy alter ego conscience.

So do you pervs think what I think you think? Or not.

 

[WhoCares]

My criminal law teacher once mentioned a hypothesis on which a conjoined twin murders a person (against the other conjoined twin's will).
Assuming they both share vital organs, and that the death of one leads to an inevitable death of the other, what should happen, in your opinion?

The implied difficulty here is that murder necessitates death as punishment. The whole problem seems to stem from thinking inside a tiny box. Is there no other solution?

 

[Rasofy]

The implied difficulty here is that murder necessitates death as punishment.

Imprisonment is an option, but that would mean imprisoning an innocent person.

The whole problem seems to stem from thinking inside a tiny box. Is there no other solution?

Not a very satisfying one, I guess.

 

[rhinosaur]

Every time I think of conjoined twins, I think of what I perceive pervs think about. It's like I have a pervy alter ego conscience.

So do you pervs think what I think you think? Or not.

I have no idea what you're talking about, so no

 

[gromit]

I don't understand conjoined twins. Who controls the body?