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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.