oCHme Walkman, a student at Barnes College, stole several new football helmets f
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oCHme Walkman, a student at Barnes College, stole several new football helmets from the college sports locker room. He sold the helmets for a very low price to Favor, the owner of a local sporting goods store. After reading an article in the newspaper about the theft, the owner of the store was quite sure the helmets he purchased from Walkman were the ones that had been stolen. Nevertheless, he did not notify either the police or the appropriate college personnel that he had bought the helmets. Instead, he marked them for sale at a special price and placed them on al shelf with other football gear. Although he paid with other football gear. Although he paid Walkman for the football helmets, is Favor liable for the commission of a ny crime? ls Walkman? Explain.Explanation / Answer
The given scenario shows that Favor was unaware of the origin of the Helmets at the time of purchase. So, till the moment he read the newspaper article, Favor is not liable for commission of any crime. However, the fact that he kept silent ever after he came to know about the reality of helmets sold to him by Walkman makes him liable for the commission of the crime. Even though he didn't commit any crime but indirectly he helped the culprit dodge punishments of theft by not informing the police or the college authorities.
As far as Walkman is concerned, it is very obvious that he is the main culprit of the crime and hence he is liable for commission of crime.
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