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		mirimir on May 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hertz bug leads to people being erroneously arrest... Intent matters a lot re criminal charges.

Johnny555 on May 17, 2019 [–]

As does negligence. If I'm target shooting from my house to a target across a busy road, if I accidentally shoot someone, I'd expect to go to jail even if it was a simple mistake.

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