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And btw I understand what manslaughter is but again I'm not a lawyer. Refer me to any case or cases where someone is guilty of spreading a virus without intent(
by mrkramer 6y ago
And btw I understand what manslaughter is but again I'm not a lawyer. Refer me to any case or cases where someone is guilty of spreading a virus without intent(Involuntary).
- WJW 6y agoFirst google result: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/circuit-court/man-with-hiv-did-not-intentionally-have-unprotected-sex-1.3551360 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/circuit.... It's not difficult to find more examples. If you know or could reasonably suspect you have a lethal virus and still go out without taking proper precautions then that is absolutely something people have sued over many many times.
- mrkramer 6y agoIt is unclear whether defendant was aware of having a HIV. It seems like he had no intent of spreading a disease and had limited or no knowledge of having it. "I didn’t really do it intentionally but when we were drunk it ended up happening”." How the case ended?
- dragonwriter 6y agoLaws adopted in the course of the HIV pandemic in many jurisdictions made various acts that were more likely to spread the virus criminal if you knew you were infected unless other people put at risk were informed of the fact and consented to the risk, whether or not you intended to cause harm.