RE: High Crimes Are Misdemeanors/Information

[Robert Hoffmann <escape@alt-escape.com>]

At 11:22 AM 7/28/99 -0700, Ry Jones wrote:
>is there really a big difference? What if someone drives around trying to 
>find cats to run over? I don't see much difference at all. Only the method 
>differs.

Actually, the difference (and I think any lawyer would agree) is one of
INTENT.  Accidents are accidents.  They are unintended.  Running over a cat
by accident is not a crime.  Intentionally running over a cat (or otherwise
destroying "property") is a crime.  

>At 08:32 AM 7/28/99 , Teresa Miller wrote:
>>There's a huge difference between accidentally running over an animal and
>>intentional mutilation..  Not a real impressive comparison there.



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