Sherry is a 40-year-old white female who frequently participates in prostitution to earn money for her crack habit. She was raised in a single-parent home and has been selling herself for the last 18 years. She has been arrested several times and has no hope that she can make a better life for herself.
Frustrated by the police constantly harassing her, Sherry decides take active measures by targeting local officials with similar treatment. Sherry goes too far, however and kills the city mayor. Which type of crime would this be?

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Sherry is a 40-year-old white female who frequently participates in prostitution to earn money for her crack habit.  She was raised in a single-parent home and has been selling herself for the last 18 years.  She has been arrested several times and has no hope that she can make a better life for herself.
Frustrated by the police constantly harassing her, Sherry decides take active measures by targeting local officials with similar treatment.  Sherry goes too far, however and kills the city mayor.  Which type of crime would this be?

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Sherry's act of killing the city mayor as a form of retaliation against local officials is considered a political crime because it involves an offense against the state or its representatives.

Sherry Is a 40-Year-Old White Female Who Frequently Participates in Prostitution