Tammy Goodwin found out that her father had died from a phone call and screaming from the other end of the phone. Robert Goodwin was shot and killed on Sunday by Steve Stephens. Goodwin was walking down the sidewalk picking up cans when he was shot. He was a a former manufacturing worker, a father of 10, and a grandfather of 14. Steve Stephens has been charged with aggravated murder and Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said that Stephens chose Goodwin randomly.
Questions
1. Should showing killings on Facebook be crime? What do you think the punishment should be for committing a crime like this?
2. How would you feel if a man or woman killed one of your family members?
I think that showing acts of murder on any social media should be a crime. The person should be punished for filming it and they would be associated withe the murder so they should serve more time. I wouldn't be happy with the man or woman because they are taking one of my family members life.
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Murder itself is a crime, so I feel that murdering someone on Facebook should most definitely be a crime, if not a crime with a more costly punishment. It's crazy to see what this world has come to! I think the punishment should be life in prison without parole. I feel awful for the family that was affected by this terrible murder. I would be outraged and angry if someone killed one of my family members. I would definitely do everything in my power to bring the murderer to justice.
Killing people for no reason is a crime so yes I think it should be a crime if you are showing it on Facebook. The punishment should be going to jail for many years. If someone kills one of my family members I would be very sad and would want to know why and who did it so they get punished for what they did to a family's life.
Well killing somebody for no reason is very illegal in the US so im sure recording it doesn't make it legal all of the sudden. I would be very pissed and outraged and want to hunt down the man.