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resource: http://www.nolo.com/definition.cfm/Term/CDBD25E2-0C22-4452-89C87F8A413EE73B/alpha/M/
mens rea
The mental component of criminal liability. To be guilty of most crimes, a defendant must have committed the criminal act (the actus reus) in a certain mental state (the mens rea). The mens rea of robbery, for example, is the intent to permanently deprive the owner of his property.
Having done so before I know the concept of mens rea may be used as an offense or a defense. The 'no doubt he intended to rip off Aunt Sally's piggy bank' assessment can flip over to a 'nobody's that stupid' view when faced with someone committing a crime and doing something as ludicrous as calling the victim and asking for help with problems the 'guilty party' is having with the projected ripoff.
Posters on message boards could use that defense to mitigate the fact they spend hours every day battering the forums of specific subjected stocks with no reasonable goal implied in the posts. Of course the 'nobody's stupid' toe grip on the highwire of criminal defense can set up oscillations in the wire until the judge's mind is thinking 'Wait a minute... NOBODY's THAT stupid.' and the opinion swings sharply toward discounting all that the defendant has to say regarding the 'addiction' or the 'obsession' or the 'altruistic avenger' within the defendant's apparent nefarious intent and actions.
So NOBODY'S that stupid? Stupid like a rabbit.
Posted by Portuno Diamo
at 12:51 PM EDT
Updated: Friday, 6 April 2007 12:55 PM EDT
