In this case we have a serious crime that was committed by the father of the two kids who were also killed in the inferno that was set by the father Josh Powell. Josh Powell was a husband and a father of two children before the disappearance of his wife in 2009. When his wife had disappeared, Josh was the main person of interest, but in the end he was never charged with anything and their lives went on. Shortly after in 2011 while Josh had custody over his two kids Charlie and Braden while also living with his father Steven. After the Steven went to jail for child pornography the custody was granted to the parents of Susan Powell leaving Josh with no custody until he underwent a psychological test and as well as a polygraph test. With the …show more content…
This case is one with the four stages of a fire and I will start with the first stage which is incipient (Josh, 2015). The incipient stage of a fire is when there is a heat source, oxygen, and a fueling source that all come together and form a chemical reaction with the combination and this resulting reaction is the starting of a fire. In some cases that chemical reaction happens, but the fire is so small without other sources to keep it burning it would hopefully go out instead of it causing a huge fire and an even bigger problem (Josh, 2015). In this situation the first stage was done by Josh Powell, the boy’s father because he had the house smelling like gasoline already when the children were being planned to be dropped off for his weekly visitation he was granted through the courts. He also had the oxygen necessary and the fire source to start the first stage of a fire and with the whole house being fumed with gas, it’s a big enough source to create a growth of the fire which is stage …show more content…
All of the burnable materials have been engulfed in flames and the hottest stage of the fire is being performed at this point. This third stage happened in the case when Josh Powell didn’t try to stop the fire and allowed all of the combustible materials in the house to catch fire and ignite the fire even more. The fourth and final stage of a fire happens when the oxygen levels and fuel levels that were involved in the fire start to fade away which would consequentially cause the fire to go out since the chemical reaction doesn’t have all of the necessary components anymore. There are a few factors that make this stage the more dangerous because if there are still potential combustible materials around the fire could start up again and if there is more oxygen added to what use to be the fire, the fire could start backup since its receiving one of the necessary components to start the fire (Josh, 2015). There could be four different reasons for a fire to be started and the first one is an accidental fire which is caused by anything, but the intention was not to start a fire or make it spread causing it to be classified as an accidental fire (NFPA,
In “Forged by Fire” by Sharon M. Draper, Gerald, the main character in the story, grows into a brave man. In the beginning, Gerald starts a fire in his mom’s apartment. Gerald gets scared from the flames, sounds, and heat that he goes behind the couch to hide from the fire. After the fire, Gerald lives with his aunt. On Geralds’s 9th birthday, Gerald’s mom came to the house with a sister for Gerald, but he doesn’t want to see neither of the two.
“Three gang members were found guilty by a jury today for the 2013 killing of a 21-year-old Pasadena man, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Deputy District Attorney Stefan Mrakich of the Hardcore Gang Division said Peter Parra, 37, of Pasadena; Kevin Jessie Cabrera, 27, of North Hollywood; and Raymond Frank Conchas, 26, of Covina were all found guilty of one count each of first-degree murder, attempted second-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit a crime. ”(Santiago) The defendants in the case are facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. All men involved in the case were of a minority background and involved heavily in the gang culture and lifestyle, but unlike sixteen-year-old Edel Gomez they were
Koon and Powell both spent their final weekend saying their final goodbyes to their families, after trying to prolong their freedom. Koon and Powell arrived at the Federal Prison Camp in Dublin, Calif., just before the noon deadline. Neither had any comment, but their lawyers, Ira Salzman (Koon) and Michael P. Stone (Powell), said the two men were “resigned to their fate.” As the two men begin serving their sentences, lawyers on both sides of the case were preparing to challenge its outcome in the federal appellate
In the novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis, Momma, Kenny the protagonist's mother, catches her son, Byron playing with matches. This makes Momma very angry because 1) playing with fire is very dangers, 2) this is not the first time she has caught him doing this and 3) fire had, had a significant impact on her childhood because when she was younger her house caught fire and for two years her and her brothers clothes smelled like smoke. Because Momma has experience with fire she knows that it can be dangerous and does not want her son to be striking matches and setting things on fire for fun considering that this could cause serious issues like their house like momma’s catching on fire burning himself or others and
The Murder Case of Jennifer Jackson: Article Analysis The case that I decided to analyze was one about an 18 year old girl who was convicted of killing her mother, but nine years later her case was overturned because of evidence that was withheld from her trial. According to Emily Bazelon from the New York Times Magazine (2017),Noura Jackson made a 9-11 call at 5 am crying out that about someone breaking into her home, and that her mother was bleeding and not breathing. According to police reports, Noura Jackson came home from a long night of partying to see her mother stabbed fifty times to death, and lying in a pool of her own blood (Bazelon,2017). When the police took on the case, they found that Jennifer was a single mother who lived
The Great Fire In the Lord of the flies by William Golding has many kinds of symbolism. The Conch shell is obvious, but there are many others that are just as important, such as the signal fire. In the book, the fire symbolizes signal, light, and warmth. If the boys did not have this fire there would not be many of them left. It keeps them pushing forward into surviving and not giving up.
First, the technology component of the policy is connected with my studies at Shippensburg University. I want to be apart of the technology creation process and use my software skills to help it reach its maximum potential. Also, being from Philadelphia, I know what people in crime filled communities need in order to improve them. Secondly, the crime in cities and the actions of police officers has driven me to this policy. The Mike Brown case is a prime example.
I have recently read the book "The Great Fire". it is a book about how the great fire started and the stories of how people were affected by it. it was started when a man saw smoke and fire from a barn. he ran to it to save the animals in it. these fires continued due to the drought, which meant days without rain which caused the land to be hot and dry.
I do have my respect for Tantra yet personally I do not like the approaches of Tantra and this I know for certain that at any stage of my life I could never really accept them. But the kind of work that I am doing now raises a lot of eyebrows and people believe that probably I am a follower of Tantra. Interestingly, so much have already been done and said about Tantra that for the common people it becomes absurd to think beyond the realms of Tantra, as if this has got into their nerves and genes that they cannot think beyond the Tantric-horizon. After twenty-five years of steady and strenuous efforts, my success rate of wiping out the superstitions, blind beliefs of people is negligible.
There are six reasons classified that can be associated with fire setters: Profit, Vandalism, Revenge, Crime Concealment, Excitement and Extremism. As
Fire Place Safetyy Fire places are root causes of many fires every year. It is not that they are straight in charge of this, however it is for as much as us to take preventative measures that will certainly prevent fires from separating as a result of fire locations. There are specific safety measures as well as actually some directions to be risk-free from fires due to terminate area. Compliancy to these straightforward directions prevents you and also your family from the hazards of fire.
The fire triangle is composed of three legs: appropriate fuel, adequate oxygen, and enough heat. Fuel or the material that burns, is required for combustion because it generates the combustion products. Heat or pilot source heat sustains combustion and allows it to continue. There must be enough heat to reach ignition point. Oxygen is affected by the fuel arrangement and feeds the process of combustion.