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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Strongly disagree. Murder, either first or second, implies intent. You can't go changing definition based on emotional plea. It's what separates our legal system from a place like Afghanistan
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Well you can classify whatever you want as murder, the need for intent is a common law thing (there are other ways to get to murder as well), and we're not bound to hold that definition forever. I think the better choice would be to raise the punishment rather than re-categorize the offense, but either one would work.