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A comment on Alec Baldwin Will Be Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Killing. Parent comment

Re:Alec Baldwin Will Be Charged with Involuntary Manslaughte... by torstenvl on Friday January 20, 2023 @02:16PM (#34458242)
This isn't about an emotionally charged issue. The discussion is about the legal test for negligence. It is an objective standard: what a reasonable person would do. The specifics of the individual are irrelevant.
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Re:Alec Baldwin Will Be Charged with Involuntary Manslaughte... by hackinthebochs on Friday January 20, 2023 @02:30PM (#34458463)
But what does a "reasonable person" standard say when it comes to specialist knowledge? Why would a reasonable person not expect that an armorer who is responsible for ensuring the proper state of the gun is sufficient "due caution and circumspection"?
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