@St_Rev I am so confused - mens rea means intent to do the illegal act (or even recklessness), not knowing it was illegal
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@St_Rev granted the maxim "ignorance of the law is no excuse" predates regulatory kudzu -
@sarahdoingthing@St_Rev let's take a legal standard and assert that it should be the only standard, for (great) justice -
@sarahdoingthing@St_Rev AFAIC this suggestion would destroy the legal system and flies in the face of dozens of precedents, but maybe wrong -
@blue_traveler@sarahdoingthing mens rea as I understand it is a component, eg homicide goes from accidental to first degree depending -
@blue_traveler@sarahdoingthing At issue are things like FDA's use of the Park doctrine https://www.medmarc.com/Life-Sciences-News-and-Resources/Ask-An-Expert/Pages/FDA-Prosecution-under-Park-Doctrine.aspx … -
@blue_traveler@sarahdoingthing prosecuting CEOs as individuals for things employees do that they had no knowledge of. -
@blue_traveler@sarahdoingthing also: truckdriver convicted of drug smuggling bc someone put a hidden cache on his truck w/o his knowledge - 2 more replies
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@puellavulnerata It's worth repeating.
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