McKinney Eng 2

Question #3 from page 394

Holmes was following the instructions of the mate, who was acting as the voice of the captain.He was to follow instructions of the captain at all times and that is what he did.I don't think that Holmes or any other mate listening to the voice of the mate who spoke for the captain should have been charged with manslaughter.I think the Captain and the mate who spoke for the captain should have been charged because they are the ones that gave the orders.There were other crewmen helping Holmes that followed the instructions of the voice of the captain.He helped save lives in the end yet was still charged and convicted of manslaughter.I do not understand why the captain did not help save lives or go down with the ship.It was his duty to make sure the passengers made it to safety and all he cared about was himself.The longboat with Holmes on it was extermely overcroweded but the boat that the captain was in had only a safe amount of persons aboard.I do not think that Holmes should have been charged or the only charged in the deaths of the passnegers

posted by mzstina2004 @ 2:31 PM