While standing around a pond, Darryl and Rick started to tease Andrea about her swimming ability. They dared her to jump into th

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While standing around a pond, Darryl and Rick started to tease Andrea about her swimming ability. They dared her to jump into th

e pond and swim around. Andrea took on the dare by jumping in but she started to drown. Rick told Darryl to save her, but Darryl said it wasn't his problem and they both left the scene. Andrea drowned as a result of their lack of action. Which type of homicide is this describing

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alekssr [168] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-14T19:10:28+03:00

Answer:

Second degree murder

Explanation:

Second degree murder occurs when someone does not plan, but acts completely recklessly and causes the death of another person. An example of this type of homicide is shown in the question above, as Darryl and Rick did not plan to bring about the death of their friend, but acted completely negligent in not helping her out of the water when he was drowning.