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rootusrootus 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Sam Altman's response to Molotov cocktail incident

If you want to draw that distinction, then don't you need to account for intent? I don't think the USG intended to bomb a school. The guy throwing a Molotov cocktail has even less claim to it being an accident.

lostlogin 3 months ago | [–]

It would be manslaughter where I am, 150 counts.

But the idea that the US cares is laughable.

Waterluvian 3 months ago | | [–]

The people barely care. The government certainly doesn’t.

Planktonne 3 months ago | [–]

The US has advanced targeting systems the molotov thrower didn't have access to; it's more reasonable to account for intent in the other direction.

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