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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
You characterized the Penner case as an accident. It was nothing of the sort. It was avoidable and the result of a lack of care, attention and knowledge. Yet when something as rare as a hang fire apparently happened, it's all about not taking proper care and attention or doing things by the book in your opinion. It seems like you're trying to win a case here so I'll just wrap it up. You win.
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Both of the situations you describe here are clearly accidents. If they weren’t accidents, they would be murder. But just because something was an accident doesn’t mean it can’t be a criminal offence. Manslaughter in the Criminal Code explicitly contemplates conviction for accidental deaths.
Perhaps I’m missing your point?