Comment on If your agent commits a crime, who is responsible?parentComments−scarmig23dYes. Otherwise, you open the door for every criminal to use "oopsie" as their defense.−lupire23dThere is centuries old legal doctrine on the subtleties of criminal intent and negligence and liability. You didn't discover a gotcha that thousands of lawyers never noticed.−throwawaysleep23dBut it is currently a strong mitigating factor. The law is full of oopsie defenses.
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Yes. Otherwise, you open the door for every criminal to use "oopsie" as their defense.
There is centuries old legal doctrine on the subtleties of criminal intent and negligence and liability. You didn't discover a gotcha that thousands of lawyers never noticed.
But it is currently a strong mitigating factor. The law is full of oopsie defenses.