| ▲ | scarmig 2 days ago | |
Yes. Otherwise, you open the door for every criminal to use "oopsie" as their defense. | ||
| ▲ | throwawaysleep 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
But it is currently a strong mitigating factor. The law is full of oopsie defenses. | ||
| ▲ | lupire 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
There is centuries old legal doctrine on the subtleties of criminal intent and negligence and liability. You didn't discover a gotcha that thousands of lawyers never noticed. | ||