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Originally Posted by guccilvr
will..
if I kill someone.. no matter the motive.. greed, jealousy, hatred, just because they were brown, just because they looked better than me, just because it was a hooker.. the person is still dead.. a murder still occured..
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By this train of logic, there should be no difference between involuntary manslaughter and murder 1. Should I get the death penalty because I left my store floor wet and someone slipped and died? Is that the same as me repeatedly stabbing someone?
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Originally Posted by guccilvr
you compare involuntary manslaughter to murder 1. dude..they aren't even close. Involuntary is an act out of negligence or blindness.
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...in which the perpitrator had no intent. So, again, it boils down to intent.
Edit: I'll get even more specific. Let's say that I want to hurt someone and accidentally kill them. Should that be treated the same as intent to kill?