Even if there is negligence involved (and it seems like there probably is), there needs to be a much higher level of negligence for it to be a criminal. Now, I dislike the Devil...er...Cheney as much as the next guy, but I just don't think what he did was criminal. Accidents happen.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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