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>> ... may legitimately have been asleep at the wheel. There is never a legitimate was to be asleep at the wheel. He was perhaps genuinely asleep, but short o
by sandworm101 4y ago
>> ... may legitimately have been asleep at the wheel.
There is never a legitimate was to be asleep at the wheel. He was perhaps genuinely asleep, but short of being drugged against your will there is no non-negligent reason to be asleep at the wheel.
- pclmulqdq 4y agoIn this context, "legitimately" means "truthfully" not "rightfully." Edit: to clarify, the adverb "legitimately" modifies the verb "have been" in this context. You can tell because it is immediately before "have been." If I had said "he was legitimately asleep" that would mean that there was legitimate reason for him to be asleep, because the adverb "legitimately" was attached to the word "asleep." The phrase "he legitimately is asleep" says nothing about the legitimacy of the sleep, but emphasizes the legitimacy of the "is" (as in, he was so asleep that he wouldn't notice his car beeping at him to wake him up).
- sandworm101 4y agoSuch distinction really matter. There are many cases addressing crimes committed by people while asleep, including an infamous case of a man who was asleep before he got into the car. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Parks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Parks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepwalking#Homicidal_sleepwalking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepwalking#Homicidal_sleepwa...
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