Originally Posted by jwp475
Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by jwp475
Negligence: A failure to behave with the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised under the same circumstances. The behavior usually consists of actions, but can also consist of omissions when there is some duty to act (e.g., a duty to help victims of one's previous conduct).


Right, but you're describing a tort, not a crime.


No it can be and is both


Can be, but not based on the above.