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Accidental homicide isn't a crime? I thought that was what involuntary manslaughter was?

• deleted 10y ago
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• gnarbarian 10y ago
  IANAL. It depends on who is at fault. If you are driving your car down the highway and a pedestrian jumps in front of you so close that there is nothing you can do...
  • nommm-nommm 10y ago
    That's not really homicide though.
    • koenigdavidmj 10y ago
      Homicide doesn't mean murder. It simply means the killing of a person by another. People make a big deal about how in capital punishment, the death certificate says 'homicide'. This isn't a political statement that capital punishment is murder; it is just the objective fact of what happened.
      • scoot 10y ago
        So if someone jumps out in front of you and they die, you're the victim of a homicide?
        • EpicEng 10y ago
          They would be the victim....
• dietrichepp 10y ago
  I'm talking about accidentally killing someone where there is no negligence or intent. It's not a crime. It's still homicide. Accidental -> reckless -> negligent -> intentional