re: #54 Anymouse 🌹🎃

Former Scottsbluff man convicted for fire that killed his 2 children (goes to the Scottsbluff, Nebr. Star-Herald)

TL;DR version: A San Diego man was convicted for the deaths of his two children after a fire in his home. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, recklessly causing a fire, and child endangerment.

Prosecutors maintained he fell asleep with a cigarette, sparking a fire which killed his two children. His attorney maintained the fire was sparked by a defective cell’ ‘phone.

I actually have a huge problem with this. We are now criminalizing accidents? Was it reckless? Absolutely. But shit happens. Bad shit happens. Every hour of every day.

Criminalizing accidents is an exceptionally dangerous path.