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Re:Twitter user sentenced to 150 hours of community service ... by Barrin92 on Friday April 01, 2022 @06:53AM (#30876904)
Shooting someone can be illegal or legal based on the intent of the perpetrator, establishing the state of mind of someone accused of a crime isn't exactly a legal novelty
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Re:Twitter user sentenced to 150 hours of community service ... by tored on Friday April 01, 2022 @06:58AM (#30876937)
True, but the intent here is very subjective, the court basically has to fantasize about the perpetrators intent. And what it usually comes down to is if the perpetrator is "good" person or not. Speech laws invites courts to be subjective in their rulings.
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Re:Twitter user sentenced to 150 hours of community service ... by tikkabhuna on Friday April 01, 2022 @08:09PM (#30884638)
Isn’t that the entire point of mens rea in law?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_rea

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