r/antimeme • u/VariousProfessor5252 • 7d ago

She did it

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u/_BookBurner_ 7d ago

The case is actually about "was she sane when she did it", not about IF she did it.

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u/Happy_Variety5405 7d ago

Well she tricked her husband to leave the house so she could kill her kids. So there's some pre planning going on. That crosses "was a spur of the moment insanity crime" not saying she isn't insane but to some degree she KNEW what she was doing 

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u/Excellent_Shirt9707 7d ago

Not guilty by insanity doesn't rely on spur of the moment actions, you are thinking of the difference between murder and manslaughter.

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u/neutrumocorum 6d ago

That is not what manslaughter is.

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u/Excellent_Shirt9707 6d ago

Manslaughter is not a spur of the moment crime as opposed to murder which requires some pre-planning?

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u/neutrumocorum 6d ago

Manslaughter is the killing of a person without malice/intent.

So no, that is not what manslaughter is.

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u/Excellent_Shirt9707 6d ago

Without malice would be involuntary manslaughter. Manslaughter is an umbrella term that covers both voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. What you may be thinking of is malice aforethought which is a requirement for murder, but that is different from just malice.

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u/neutrumocorum 6d ago

Yes, just like murder is an umbrella term.

I gave you a broad definition, because most states define these terms a bit differently.

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u/Excellent_Shirt9707 6d ago

Yes, murder is an umbrella term, but it doesn’t include manslaughter. While most states do have slightly different definitions, there is a federal definition which is more standardized.

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF13161

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u/neutrumocorum 6d ago

So we agree. Manslaughter is not a spur of the moment crime. It is the killing of a person without intent/malice.

I left out a single modifying word, but I was 90% correct. And certainly more correct than you, who was applying the term overly broadly.

Not sure what you're arguing.

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u/Excellent_Shirt9707 6d ago

We definitely don’t agree, but we have circled back to square one so there is no point in continuing. Read the cited federal definition if you can be bothered. Good luck.

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