PPQer Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 There is always talk about trying to determine a motive. Does any part of the prosecution hinge on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gombey Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Three elements of a crime:MotiveKnowledgeOpportunity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Gombey said: Three elements of a crime: Motive Knowledge Opportunity I believe if motive can be determined, the whole investigation begins to focus in on potential solutions/causes. The lack of a motive is the same as a lack of any pattern, it's hard to solve any problem if there is no pattern to give you focus. Statistics even expect an event to occur more than once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Motive show intent. Intent shows criminality. It's part of building a case from reasonable suspicion to probable cause. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPQer Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 LE withheld the identity of the guy that just got killed in the church in Texas while they supposedly were searching for a motive. It was pretty obvious that he did it, and he was dead. What was the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gombey Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 LE withheld the identity of the guy that just got killed in the church in Texas while they supposedly were searching for a motive. It was pretty obvious that he did it, and he was dead. What was the point?Was he following orders from an actual person? Part of a cell? Just a nut job? Was this a targeted murder made to look like a mass shooting? Motive is always important. As far as not identifying the human waste, wouldn’t it suck if he had the same name as you and looked somewhat like you? Wouldn’t you want the authorities to make damn sure they identified the right guy? Also, OPSEC. You never know what other angles are being worked. Information can be a weapon. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 The media loves to talk about, "What was the motive" as a way to keep a story on the front page. Sent from my Jackboot using Copatalk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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