[extropy-chat] forgive my pedantry, Mike

[Jeff Medina]

No, drunk driving is indeed a criminal offense.

For a broader class of relevant crimes (whereby an action is a crime
even if there is no ill will or intent, but solely because the action,
as Gary said, "contribute[s] statistically to the death of innocent
individuals"), Google "criminal negligence."


On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:33:43 -0600, Extropian Agroforestry Ventures
Inc. <megao at sasktel.net> wrote:
>  Gary Miller wrote: 
>  
>  
> > ...but are you conceding that exposing anyone, whether they be one or one
> hundred, to tobacco smoke could be considered any sort of a crime? 
> > 'Crime' is a pretty strong word to describe tobacco smoke being in a
> helpless person's immediate environment without ill-intent being involved..
>  
> Drunk driving is still considered a crime even though the drunk driver may
> not have any ill-intent of endangering a helpless person. 
>   
> Both act contribute statistically to the death of innocent individuals. 
>  
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>  These would be civil matters which a child or person who determines that
> injury has occurred might
>  seek damages of some sort for;  if sufficient proof specific to the  cause
> and effect  in the injured party can be produced.
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