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Usually (at least in common law countries) crimes are supposed to have an element of malicious intent. People shouldn’t be put in prison for making honest mist

Usually (at least in common law countries) crimes are supposed to have an element of malicious intent. People shouldn’t be put in prison for making honest mistakes, and laws that do that are unjust. It is believable that he didn’t know that it would knock out the entire town’s connectivity, or that the device would extend beyond his property. He seems to be not very technically adept as he didn’t know how to use parental controls.

blunte 5y ago
"involuntary manslaughter". This will incur a big penalty, and the theory is that there was not intent on behalf of the person who commited the crime.
- xboxnolifes 5y ago
  Involuntary manslaughter only applies when the killing happened during another crime. So, even if the killing was unintentional, the happenstance was.
  - shkkmo 5y ago
    Not true. Generally involuntary manslaughter can be either due to a "unlawful act" or "criminal negligence" and your comment only applies to the former type.
gambiting 5y ago
>>Usually (at least in common law countries) crimes are supposed to have an element of malicious intent. Really? You can go to jail(for a very long time) just for having some drugs on your person, or for some underage pornography on your computer. Just having those things, with "no malicious intent" is enough to sentence people to years in prison. That's in countries with common law. >>People shouldn’t be put in prison for making honest mistakes And he might not be, 6 months in jail is just one possible outcome - most likely he will get the 30k euro fine and a some community service. >> It is believable that he didn’t know that it would knock out the entire town’s connectivity, or that the device would extend beyond his property Maybe, but actually look at his setup - this isn't some $50 jammer bought off alibaba. He bought a very powerful device that affected a large area around his house - ignorance of technical details and ignorance of the law only stretches so far.

blunte 5y ago

"involuntary manslaughter". This will incur a big penalty, and the theory is that there was not intent on behalf of the person who commited the crime.

xboxnolifes 5y ago
Involuntary manslaughter only applies when the killing happened during another crime. So, even if the killing was unintentional, the happenstance was.
- shkkmo 5y ago
  Not true. Generally involuntary manslaughter can be either due to a "unlawful act" or "criminal negligence" and your comment only applies to the former type.

gambiting 5y ago

>>Usually (at least in common law countries) crimes are supposed to have an element of malicious intent. Really? You can go to jail(for a very long time) just for having some drugs on your person, or for some underage pornography on your computer. Just having those things, with "no malicious intent" is enough to sentence people to years in prison. That's in countries with common law. >>People shouldn’t be put in prison for making honest mistakes And he might not be, 6 months in jail is just one possible outcome - most likely he will get the 30k euro fine and a some community service. >> It is believable that he didn’t know that it would knock out the entire town’s connectivity, or that the device would extend beyond his property Maybe, but actually look at his setup - this isn't some $50 jammer bought off alibaba. He bought a very powerful device that affected a large area around his house - ignorance of technical details and ignorance of the law only stretches so far.