You need two elements for a criminal offense; the "evil act" (actus reus) and the "evil thought" (mens rea). I stayed at a Holiday Inn the other night, so I know about this stuff.
The evil act without conscious intent on the part of the acting party is, except for some negligence cases (driving drunk for example) is not criminal. Not being an attorney I don't understand why this unfortunate situation wasn't resolved civilly.
Serious addition; when I was a mere child I taught this stuff in the NYPD and later when chief of police in lectures on the use of deadly physical force.
The new social agenda (the law be damned for some) in this country disgusts me.
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