The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law
Chapter 6: Mens Rea
Page 4: Who deserves punishment?
NARRATOR
How do we know what someone deserves?
Or, to put it another way, what makes one person more CULPABLE than another?
Average Joe looking confident
AVERAGE JOE
That’s obvious!
The more harmful the act,
the more guilty they, um…
Joe thinking
JOE
Hang on, “guilty” isn’t the same as “culpable,” is it…
Joe wondering
JOE
…or IS it?
