• SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    If someone punches you to death, declaring they weren’t trying to kill you doesn’t make them any less guilty of murder.

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      6 months ago

      If someone punches you to death, declaring they weren’t trying to kill you doesn’t make them any less guilty of murder.

      Actually, in the US it could. Intent is the difference between murder and manslaughter.