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In each case that follows, you be the judge.24. Property CrimesReese entered a fast food restaurant through a rear door, having arranged for an accomplice whoworked there to leave the door unlocked. Reese pushed one employee against a soda machine,and while holding a gun on the manager, forced the manager to open the safe. Reese then lockedthe employees in a cooler and left with more than $5,000. Has Reese committed burglary,robbery, or larceny? Explain your answer.State v. Reese, 113 Ohio App. 3d. 642 (OH).25. Hate CrimesSeveral teenagers burned a cross on the lawn of a black family in their neighborhood. One ofthe youths, a minor, was charged under a city ordinance that stated it was a crime to place onprivate property “any symbol, object, appellation, characterization or graffiti. . . which oneknows or has reasonable grounds to know arouses anger, alarm, or resentment in others onthe basis of race, color, creed, religion, or gender.” The defendant argued that the ordinancewas unconstitutional. Was it? Why or why not?R.A.V. v. St. Paul, 505 U.S. 1992 (U.S. Sup. Ct.).Teen CriminalsAlthough most teenagers do not commit crimes,some do. Perhaps with additional education, at-riskteenagers would think twice about committingcrimes. Create a pamphlet that highlights thosecrimes that are most often committed by teenagersin your state. Share the pamphlet with othermembers of your class.ConnectUse a variety of search engines to complete thefollowing exercises.26. Locate information about crimes committedby teens.27. Find statistics that show the numbers of teenswho commit crimes.28. Determine the usual punishments imposed.29. Discuss the impact on the teenager’s recordnow and when he or she is an adult.30. Predict Most people are honest and hardworking. Are all the laws we have in thiscountry really necessary?31. Connect Do you watch any televisionshow about the police, criminalinvestigations, lawyers, or court cases?Which ones seem most realistic? Explainyour answer.32. Question Discuss why driving a car is aprivilege, not a right.33. Respond Many of the people in jail aredrug addicts who were arrested forpossession of controlled substances. Doyou believe they should be incarcerated?Can you think of any other optionsfor them?Chapter 3: Criminal Law 77