Police LAWFULLY Burned A Man to Death?

It was late October 2021 in upstate New York when Jason Jones was arrested after engaging in disorderly conduct outside a police station, after just leaving a bar.Show more

While in the station, a shirtless and barefooted Jones grabbed a gallon jug of hand sanitizer and liberally coated himself in it--presumably in preparation for going hands-on with the three officers present and making himself slippery to control.

One of the officers presented his Taser, and applied it to Jones. The sanitizer coating his body instantly ignited, causing Jones to ultimately die of his burns a month later. In response to the flaming Jones, all three officers fled the room.

Almost two years later, the Attorney General of New York decided against bringing any criminal charges against the three officers.

In today's show we'll discuss the legal doctrine of mens rea (mental state) and how various forms of intent can create or remove criminal liability.

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