As of late, I've noticed several picks asking if it's murder if a crime is committed without
mens rea. In all fairness, I'm paraphrasing, because none of these picks even mentions the words "mens rea" but the concept is the same.
For example, one pick asks if a priest should be convicted if he performed an exorcism which resulted in the
link For that, I answered yes-- the priest should be convicted, or at least charged with manslaughter-- but not murder. Similarly, there are
link seperate
link concerning the legalities of a burglar/trespasser getting shot and killed on someone else's property....
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