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发帖数: 39 | 1 mitbbs.com上从法律角度谈Peter Liang案的不多。本人不是法律人士，不够格提供法
律意见。只想抛砖引玉，希望能有专业人士出现。
很多人的想法是Peter Liang有过失导致他人死亡，判他过失杀人不冤。这是从中文字
面出发的简单理解。其实，这样的中文字面在法律上都不严谨细致。
Peter Liang这次被判多项罪名成立，其中最严重的是second-degree manslaughter成
立。请注意，纽约州的second-degree manslaughter成立的条件是“He recklessly
causes the death of another person” (同法条下的堕胎致孕妇死亡及导致、协助他
人自杀显然不适合本案)
recklessly是什么意思？在美国作为各州刑法普遍参考的Model Penal Code把犯罪意图
（Mens Rea）分成从重到轻的Purpose、 Knowledge、 Recklessness、 Negligence四
种。
按照MPC,“A person acts [B]recklessly[/B] if he is aware of a substantial
risk that a certain result will occur as a result of his actions. The risk
must be substantial enough that the action represents a gross deviation from
what a reasonable law abiding person would do.”“A person acts [B]
negligently[/B] if they should have been aware of a substantial and
unjustifiable risk that a certain consequence would result from their
actions.” “Although the level of risk is the same for both recklessness
and negligence, the difference between the two is that with recklessness,
the actor must be aware of the risk involved with her actions, whereas, for
negligence, the actor is not aware of the risks but should have known what
those risks were. ”
既然Recklessness、 Negligence应该怎么翻译呢？我记得以前学习中国法律基础课程
时，中国刑法也有基本相同的4级分类“主观故意”、“客观故意”、“过于自信的过
失”、“疏忽大意的过失”。
那么，如果你觉得Peter Liang的过失是“疏忽大意”而不是“过于自信”,那你其实并
不认为本案中second-degree manslaughter成立。 |
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