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Re:Felony Bench by dragonwriter on Saturday August 22, 2026 @11:55AM (#49400980)
In the scale of mental states in crime, negligence of any kind is several steps below knowing/intentional; you can't be liable for an intentional crime because of mere negligence of any degree.

You could be liable for the (civil) tort of negligence, though.

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Re:Felony Bench by eru on Saturday August 22, 2026 @03:47PM (#49403142)
Details depend. And setting up negligence and being willfully ignorant is often not something the courts see as a defense.
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