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I'm aware, but the bar for a guilty mind is quite low. You basically have to have known what you are doing, which we assume just about every conscious person does. There are also crimes where mens rea isn't even applied to a perpetrator, but to a reasonable objective analyzer (eg. manslaughter).


> I'm aware, but the bar for a guilty mind is quite low.

Do you mean this in terms of a cross-system comparison (i.e. variation between legal systems)?

Do you mean this in terms of some philosophy that lays out a more sensible stance?

I've been digging into this somewhat; happy to learn more.




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