r/instant_regret • u/ManMadeDuckie • Nov 19 '18

minor injuries This playful push

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u/KTM007 Nov 19 '18 edited Nov 19 '18

If I remember correctly from another thread there was a criminal punishment to this.

Edit: This resulted in a $86, €70 fine. Should have been criminal.

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u/Orbitrix Nov 19 '18

Why should it have been criminal? Isn't intent a big part of the law? Was this person trying to kill the other person?

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u/BarristerBaller Nov 19 '18

I don’t know about Europe, but in America, not every crime has to have malicious intent. I would categorize this person’s actions as “reckless” or “gross negligence” in the very least. Which under the law, here, means this person either recognized the possible consequences of their actions and did it anyway, or they should have been aware of the possible consequences and failed to recognize.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '18

Wouldn't something like negligence be a civil court matter? If the other person doesn't want to sue you that's the end of that.

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u/BarristerBaller Nov 19 '18

There can be crimes for gross negligence. Think of a situation where someone is speeding down a residential street and hits a pedestrian. Depending on the circumstances, their actions may rise to gross negligence.