On Dec 30, 6:29*pm, Bevan Price wrote:
The classic excuse "but we didn't intend
to kill anyone" should be debarred as a means of seeking conviction
under a lesser charge such as manslaughter.

But "we didn't intend to kill anyone" is pretty much the definition of
manslaughter: murder requires mens rea, manslaughter doesn't. Not
permitting that defence turns almost all manslaughter cases into
murder. In which case, packing your bag whilst driving through red
signals on a train where the ATC has been isolated becomes murder.

ian