The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law
Chapter 6: Mens Rea
Page 17: The “Mens Rea – O – Meter”

Average Joe looking pissed

AVERAGE JOE

God what a depressing discussion. No wonder that baby was so angry at the beginning.

The “Handy Dandy Mens Rea-O-Meter” thermometer, with markings from “Accidental” at the bottom up through “Negligent” and “Reckless” and “Knowing” to “Intentional” at the top.

Even so, now we have a useful SCALE of culpability, based on the mental state of the person  what done it.

But that’s not all there is to it. Not by any stretch of the imagination. And we’ll get back into it next time!