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The point I was trying to make was that a negligent discharge, by definition, IS an accident.
No matter the level of stupid human-error screw up, unless it's intentional, it's still an accident. "Negligence" describes the behavior, whereas "accident" describes the result.
I don't know why everyone has such a problem with the word accident. It's not like it's a get-out-of-jail-free card.
If you say "Gee, officer, I'm so sorry I was driving drunk and killed those people. I didn't mean to do it. It was an accident."
He's going to say "Yes it was an accident, a bad one. It's also negligent homicide and you're going to jail."
No matter the level of stupid human-error screw up, unless it's intentional, it's still an accident. "Negligence" describes the behavior, whereas "accident" describes the result.
I don't know why everyone has such a problem with the word accident. It's not like it's a get-out-of-jail-free card.
If you say "Gee, officer, I'm so sorry I was driving drunk and killed those people. I didn't mean to do it. It was an accident."
He's going to say "Yes it was an accident, a bad one. It's also negligent homicide and you're going to jail."