He's being prosecuted for manslaughter on a theory of negligent handling of a firearm. The situation you describe has no manslaughter. This one does. That's the difference.
He's being prosecuted for manslaughter on a theory of negligent handling of a firearm. The situation you describe has no manslaughter. This one does. That's the difference.
Yes. I mis-wrote the name of the bias. I meant to say тАЬoutcomeтАЭ bias. That is literally what youтАЩve said. The exact same action with the exact same intent; in his case resulting in death = guilty; in my hypothetical case not resulting in death = no problem. ThatтАЩs outcome bias. ItтАЩs not logical or useful to hold someone morally culpable based on the outcome.
You are So Wrong! What is the purpose of law? Is it simply to punish bad behavior? NO! With respect o lethal weapons its purpose is to ensure that all those who brandish them act in a manner commensurate with the harm likely to be caused by misuse! If you are at a gun range or a bar or on the street and you point a lethal weapon at someone and pull the trigger, what do you suppose their response will be (assuming it fired a blank round)? I believe you would probably be beaten to a bloody pulp. Why? Because you have just committed the most reckless and insane тАЬpractical jokeтАЭ that could very well have ended that personтАЩs life! The law is designed to ensure that you - the gun handler - know that you will pay dearly for any harm you cause with that gun. Why? Because you - the gun handler -are the only person who can prevent this type of behavior. You need to take your responsibility seriously when you are handling a lethal weapon. What do you think the now dead director would have sId if it had been a blank round? Maybe, тАЬWTF, Baldwin?!тАЭ She would have stopped the shoot and told him to find someone else to direct his movie. She could have sued him for reckless endangerment. He was not supposed to PULL THE TRIGGER! That was pure Baldwin uber-conceit-LARPing! No excuse for killing someone!
That's fundamental to our legal system- we prosecute based on outcomes, not potential outcomes. Medical negligence doesn't get prosecuted unless somebody gets hurt. Manslaughter doesn't get prosecuted unless there is a body.
People "get away with" acting irresponsibly every day. Outcome is the *only* way to morally prosecute them.
He's being prosecuted for manslaughter on a theory of negligent handling of a firearm. The situation you describe has no manslaughter. This one does. That's the difference.
Yes. I mis-wrote the name of the bias. I meant to say тАЬoutcomeтАЭ bias. That is literally what youтАЩve said. The exact same action with the exact same intent; in his case resulting in death = guilty; in my hypothetical case not resulting in death = no problem. ThatтАЩs outcome bias. ItтАЩs not logical or useful to hold someone morally culpable based on the outcome.
You are So Wrong! What is the purpose of law? Is it simply to punish bad behavior? NO! With respect o lethal weapons its purpose is to ensure that all those who brandish them act in a manner commensurate with the harm likely to be caused by misuse! If you are at a gun range or a bar or on the street and you point a lethal weapon at someone and pull the trigger, what do you suppose their response will be (assuming it fired a blank round)? I believe you would probably be beaten to a bloody pulp. Why? Because you have just committed the most reckless and insane тАЬpractical jokeтАЭ that could very well have ended that personтАЩs life! The law is designed to ensure that you - the gun handler - know that you will pay dearly for any harm you cause with that gun. Why? Because you - the gun handler -are the only person who can prevent this type of behavior. You need to take your responsibility seriously when you are handling a lethal weapon. What do you think the now dead director would have sId if it had been a blank round? Maybe, тАЬWTF, Baldwin?!тАЭ She would have stopped the shoot and told him to find someone else to direct his movie. She could have sued him for reckless endangerment. He was not supposed to PULL THE TRIGGER! That was pure Baldwin uber-conceit-LARPing! No excuse for killing someone!
That's fundamental to our legal system- we prosecute based on outcomes, not potential outcomes. Medical negligence doesn't get prosecuted unless somebody gets hurt. Manslaughter doesn't get prosecuted unless there is a body.
People "get away with" acting irresponsibly every day. Outcome is the *only* way to morally prosecute them.