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<blockquote data-quote="Lonely Tylenol" data-source="post: 2655832" data-attributes="member: 18549">Note: IANALThere are two parts required to prove guilt:1. Demonstrate that the defendant actually performed the illegal act 2. Demonstrate that the defendant intended to perform the illegal act note: it is not necessary to demonstrate that the defendant intended to break the law, only that he intended to perform an act prohibited by law#2 is the reason why a plea of insanity can prove innocence.&nbsp; An insane person is not considered competent enough to form criminal intent, and so cannot break the law.&nbsp; There are often signs in stores saying &quot;you break it, you bought it.&quot;&nbsp; These are usually not supported by law, because if the breakage is accidental, you have not committed vandalism since you did not intend to break the object.&nbsp; However, civil damages could still be sought for the value of the item, assuming a judge could be convinced that the accident could have been avoided if the defendant had been more careful...less negligent, in other words.edit:There is an encounter calculator at d20srd.org.&nbsp; Comments?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lonely Tylenol, post: 2655832, member: 18549"] Note: IANAL There are two parts required to prove guilt: 1. Demonstrate that the defendant actually performed the illegal act 2. Demonstrate that the defendant intended to perform the illegal act note: it is not necessary to demonstrate that the defendant intended to break the law, only that he intended to perform an act prohibited by law #2 is the reason why a plea of insanity can prove innocence. An insane person is not considered competent enough to form criminal intent, and so cannot break the law. There are often signs in stores saying "you break it, you bought it." These are usually not supported by law, because if the breakage is accidental, you have not committed vandalism since you did not intend to break the object. However, civil damages could still be sought for the value of the item, assuming a judge could be convinced that the accident could have been avoided if the defendant had been more careful...less negligent, in other words. edit: There is an encounter calculator at d20srd.org. Comments? [/QUOTE]

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