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Stompy · 02-15-2006, 08:19 AM

Accidental death 99% of the time falls into manslaughter.

The main thing with manslaughter is murder without malice or intent to cause harm while doing something illegal (like trespassing), however, manslaughter is also applied in most cases where the offender isn't doing anything illegal (ie: driving and his tire blows out and hits some kids).

A popular example would be self-defense. If someone robs you or attacks you, you have every right to defend yourself to protect your safety. You aren't doing anything illegal, yet if you happen to kill them, you'll get slapped with manslaughter. It's nothing terribly lengthy.. maybe 6 months to a year, but still.. it's utterly ridiculous.

Most of the time, unless there's a dire reason to do otherwise, a person *will* serve time for the most ridiculous accidents. Just happens to be a blunder of our justice system that we unfortunately have to deal with, but... it's the way things are for *everyone*.

Now... negligence while hunting is on a completely different level, and a bit more serious, than "whoops, my tire blew out and I killed your kid," or, "he broke into my house, so I shot at him to protect my family." There are *always* charges involved.

If I get time later, I'll serach on Google for articles involving hunting accidents. Even in the most simple of cases, and basic of accidents (where no one died), each person was charged with "careless use of a firearm" that resulted in a small term. I don't think there was ever a case where the person just walked free and had the entire situation expedited within a few days.

02-15-2006, 08:19 AM	#122 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	Accidental death 99% of the time falls into manslaughter. The main thing with manslaughter is murder without malice or intent to cause harm while doing something illegal (like trespassing), however, manslaughter is also applied in most cases where the offender isn't doing anything illegal (ie: driving and his tire blows out and hits some kids). A popular example would be self-defense. If someone robs you or attacks you, you have every right to defend yourself to protect your safety. You aren't doing anything illegal, yet if you happen to kill them, you'll get slapped with manslaughter. It's nothing terribly lengthy.. maybe 6 months to a year, but still.. it's utterly ridiculous. Most of the time, unless there's a dire reason to do otherwise, a person will serve time for the most ridiculous accidents. Just happens to be a blunder of our justice system that we unfortunately have to deal with, but... it's the way things are for everyone. Now... negligence while hunting is on a completely different level, and a bit more serious, than "whoops, my tire blew out and I killed your kid," or, "he broke into my house, so I shot at him to protect my family." There are always charges involved. If I get time later, I'll serach on Google for articles involving hunting accidents. Even in the most simple of cases, and basic of accidents (where no one died), each person was charged with "careless use of a firearm" that resulted in a small term. I don't think there was ever a case where the person just walked free and had the entire situation expedited within a few days. __________________ I love lamp. Last edited by Stompy; 02-15-2006 at 08:22 AM..