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Draw- a line at the place where you believe that reparation has ended and the attempt of a crime \"has begun. When you have done this, consider the .- _ . questions that follow. Mr. Brown Wants to kill his business partner in order to have all the prots for himself. On Monday, he thinks about the best way to kill his partner. On Tuesday, he decides that poisoning his partner would be the best way of killing him. On Wednesday, he does Internet research to nd a type of poison that would not have any taste and would be hard to detect in an autopsy. On Thursday, he buys the chosen poison from a local hardware store. The poison chosen is often used to kill rodents. On Friday, he brings the poison to the ofce and leaves it in a locked drawer in his desk. On Saturday, he calls his partner and asks him to meet at the ofce the next day to review some documents. This is needed because Mr. Brown dog not want anyone present while the crime , mites place. , 'On Sunday, at 9:50 a.m., just before the partner is supposed to arrive at the ofce, Mr. Brown makes - two cups of coffee and puts the poison in one of -.. thecups. On Sunday at 10:00, the partner arrives and Mr. Brown offers him the cup of coffee with the poison in it. On Sunday at 10:05 am, the partner takes a sip of the poisoned coffee. Then the partner decides that he does not want the coffee; he would rather have tea. The partner does not drink anymore of the poisoned coffee, and nothing happens to cause him injury or harm. Questions: 1. What was the motive in this scenario? Does the motive matter to the issue of attempt? 2. What are your reasons for drawing the line where you did? Why do you think this is where preparation crossed the line into criminal activity? 3. Did you have difculties determining where to draw the line? Why or why not? 4. Compare where you drew the line with that of another person in your class. Were your answers the same or different? Why do you think you either agreed or disagreed? 5. Take a poll of the class to determine where all students drew the line. Put these responses on your paper in a different colour than you used for your line. How do you explain the similarities andlor differences? 6. Why do you think it is sometimes very difcult to determine where preparation crosses the line into attempt