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r/funny • u/MinaLovesShibas • 1d ago
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Also mens rea is a thing; if you did the act without the appropriate intent you wouldn't be guilty of the crime.
0 u/SageThunder 1d ago Many times this is essentially ignored in practice 3 u/JTtheLAR 1d ago Because it is incredibly difficult to prove. 2 u/tucson_catboy 20h ago Not a single one of the many hundred criminal cases I handled ignored intent. 1 u/SageThunder 1h ago sure but it’s not how most people think of intent when people mention mens rea
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Many times this is essentially ignored in practice
3 u/JTtheLAR 1d ago Because it is incredibly difficult to prove. 2 u/tucson_catboy 20h ago Not a single one of the many hundred criminal cases I handled ignored intent. 1 u/SageThunder 1h ago sure but it’s not how most people think of intent when people mention mens rea
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Because it is incredibly difficult to prove.
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Not a single one of the many hundred criminal cases I handled ignored intent.
1 u/SageThunder 1h ago sure but it’s not how most people think of intent when people mention mens rea
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sure but it’s not how most people think of intent when people mention mens rea
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u/Sefthor 1d ago
Also mens rea is a thing; if you did the act without the appropriate intent you wouldn't be guilty of the crime.