Question

7. Sharon spent the weekend with her friend Amelia. Amelia proposed a plan for shoplifting CDs from a local music store. Sharon was to go to the store clerk, say she felt ill, and then pretend to faint. This distraction would allow Amelia, at the other end of the store, to place CDs in her shopping bag without risk of being seen. At first Sharon said she could not do something like that because it is against the law. Amelia argued that Sharon would not be breaking the law, only Amelia would. Is Amelia right? If a person can think of a way to profit by violating the law without risk, what reasons are there for not breaking the law?

Answer 1

Answer: Amelia is wrong because she is a partaker in the crime.

Step-by-step explanation:

When gang members rob a shop, not all do the robbing at the same time, some drive the robbers, some stay on guard to watch the situation, and they are those that rob, but when they are caught, the law prosecutor goes for all of them involved because they acted as a team to carry out such act. It is same with this scenario, anyone who is fully aware and supported any criminal acts is considered a violator of the law. All people who participated in a criminal act is guilty of the crime.

However, it will only be punishable if there are witnesses and evidence to show that they partook in the event.