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| ChainedRedone 01/11/18 5:56:24 PM #102: | not__shawn__z posted... Killing someone accidentally is manslaughter. That is the definition. Whether they get convicted or not, as in the tragic Kate Steinle case, is another story. In the example you're using, the family decided not to press charges. That's not what I'm arguing at all Wrong. Killing someone accidentally may not be manslaughter. If the jurors feel that it was not the result of gross negligence (in this case the defense argued he picked up a gun from a bag on the ground and it discharged as he was handling the bag and unaware it was a gun) then that is not manslaughter. So no, accidental killing is not the full definition of manslaughter. There's a threshold of recklessness needed. The jury felt that threshold wasn't crossed. --- David Mink. Hero. https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6043/6337878059_009dd4c4f3_z.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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