From the Crimprof Multipedia, for teaching purposes…
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Defenses
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choice of evils, defenses, excuse, homicide, justification, necessity
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If you still teach The Queen v. Dudley and Stephens—as do I—there is great content to go with, such as that from South Park. This one I don’t find anywhere near that caliber, but… in humor, who is to be the judge? So, from Season 4, Episode 8 (“Like Chickens…Delicious Chickens”) of the Mr. Show with Bob and David, here’s the sketch of the 2000 lb. Old Man:
On the law, obviously the killings were not reasonably (nor even honestly) considered necessary, and so there is no defense.
On the humor, if this were what I knew of Bob Odenkirk, I would not have expected him to be so terrific in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Then again, he went on to blow up the terrific novel Straight Man, so… mixed reviews in my book.