I never thought I would have to explain simple legal concepts to people on Free Republic, but here we are.
"Criminal intent" is what makes something a crime.
They should have taken the first person in history to even breath that “intent” means anything at all and made a horrific example of them.
I don’t care if you accidentally back over someone, drive drunk and kill them, or plot carefully for 10 years, it should be a couple of pieces of lumber and some sheetrock screws hanging you from the side of the road.
You ducked my question!
“”Criminal intent” is what makes something a crime.”
Where is the criminal intent?
acting negligently - The defendant was not aware of the risk, but should have been aware of the risk