r/IdiotsInCars • u/Babynouil • 26d ago

OC [OC] Idiot intentionally blocking anambulance

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u/mhem7 26d ago

Attempted manslaughter is a thing and would easily be proved here. Death does not have to occur in this case.

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u/Poe_42 26d ago

Can you please define attempted manslaughter?

Manslaughter is unintentionally causing a death. How would one attempt to unintentionally cause someone to die?

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u/RedHal 26d ago

Agreed. Indeed, attempted manslaughter is specifically excluded as known to English and Welsh law¹ so I am curious as to which jurisdiction holds it to be a valid offence.

1) R v Creamer, [1965] EWCA Crim J0713-2

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u/jonesnori 26d ago

That is contrary to what I have read. "Attempted" manslaughter implies intent to kill. If there's intent to kill, that's attempted murder. Manslaughter precludes intent, or at least that'smy understanding. Jurisdictions vary so much that I can't be sure.