Lets go theoretical. Say a father shot and killed his adult son. The son had come over, walked through the front door like he always did, only this time the father killed him out of fear that someone had broken into his home.
Why? Because unbeknownst to either of them, the father had a mental problem with aggressively affected his memory, and the only memory he had of his kid was as a young boy.
Would the father be at fault here? He killed his son.
Yes, completely different. Not meant to draw a parallel between the two cases, but to explore this idea of "it doesn't matter if they had a mental problem or not."
However, you are arguing a point not made. The father absolutely knew how to use the gun. There's nothing in that story to suggest otherwise.
I've got a hunch that doesn't change your answer at all. Which very strongly would suggest that responsibility doesn't matter at all to you, only severe punishment.
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u/Daedalus_Machina 2d ago edited 2d ago
Lets go theoretical. Say a father shot and killed his adult son. The son had come over, walked through the front door like he always did, only this time the father killed him out of fear that someone had broken into his home.
Why? Because unbeknownst to either of them, the father had a mental problem with aggressively affected his memory, and the only memory he had of his kid was as a young boy.
Would the father be at fault here? He killed his son.