From: A Sent: To: Walter Block Subject: Murder question Dear Walter, A friend asked me this question. Any ideas? Suppose you are traveling through the desert with just enough water to get to the other side. X wants to kill you and poisons your water in the middle of the night. A few minutes later, Y, who also wants to kill you, dumps the water, not knowing it was poisoned. You then die of dehydration. Who gets charged with murder? Thanks a lot! A Dear A: In my view, X is guilty of attempted murder. Y is guilty of murder