Killing of Jordan Neely

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/killing-of-jordan-neely

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

Homicide: The unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought, or as a result of extreme recklessness.
Manslaughter: The unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought, often characterized by intent to harm but not to kill, or by recklessness.
Criminally Negligent Homicide: A death caused by a person's failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in similar circumstances.
Vigilantism: The act of taking the law into one's own hands, often through violent means, to punish perceived wrongdoers.