Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27404492-20170417075739/@comment-14909251-20170506054303

SpiritedDreaming wrote: Weiss wouldn't be charged with murder since there was no intent to kill, but she would be charged with manslaughter which is killing someone without intent. You don't understand the legal terms you are using. Any criminal charges brought against someone for a death have to show some wrongdoing. The mere fact of someone dying as the result of another's action doesn't mean there will be any crime found. When it comes to Semblance, there is no off switch and no way to separate it from the person. Her triggering of her Semblance was accidental and not a result of her own actions. It is important that Weiss only activated her Semblance inadvertently due to falling to the ground from resisting the man-handling by Jaqcues. Should she have activated Semblance accidentally prior to the man-handling then it could easily be argued as manslaughter, but the fact it activated when she was not in complete control of her body and while she was distressed by something unrelated to the trophy wife matters.