Stanley Is Seeking Help from a Psychiatrist

question 11

Multiple Choice

Stanley is seeking help from a psychiatrist. After multiple sessions, he tells his psychiatrist that he has fantasies about killing a girl. Months later, Stanley actually kills the girl he spoke about during his sessions with the psychiatrist. In addition to the psychiatrist being tried for the girl's murder, the parents of the deceased sue her for damages because she didn't warn the police of the potential threat. In applying the rule of lex talionis , how would the parents obtain closure for their daughter's murder?

• A) They would receive a sum of money for their loss.
• B) The psychiatrist would lose her license and her practice.
• C) Stanley would be sent to prison for a life sentence.
• D) Stanley would receive the death penalty for his actions.

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