LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zoneM to NiceMemes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 13 days agoJ'accuse!piefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1279arrow-down16
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minus-squaresouthsamurai@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·13 days agoObjection! There is no mens rea! Case dismissed!
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·13 days agoMens rea? Is that a word?
minus-squaresouthsamurai@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·13 days agoIt’s two! It’s Latin. It’s used in legalese and roughly translates to “guilty mind” The concept behind it as a legal term is based around whether the accused had intent or not, but also whether or not they could form intent. No way is that little angel forming any intent of evil.
Objection!
There is no mens rea!
Case dismissed!
Mens rea? Is that a word?
It’s two!
It’s Latin. It’s used in legalese and roughly translates to “guilty mind”
The concept behind it as a legal term is based around whether the accused had intent or not, but also whether or not they could form intent.
No way is that little angel forming any intent of evil.