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Revelation34 posted...

Shooting into a crowd would clearly be intentionally trying to murder somebody.

Not necessarily. If you're not actually aiming for anyone, and you only take one shot, you can't really be said to be trying to murder anyone. There's a decent chance you'll kill somebody, because that's what guns do, but it's hardly guaranteed enough to be considered intentional.

The actual analogy is a bit shaky, obviously, but the point is that it's a case where you may not be deliberately trying to kill somebody, but where your conduct goes far beyond mere negligence such that manslaughter or reckless endangerment wouldn't be appropriate charges. This guy knew the ride had a solid chance of killing or seriously injuring somebody, but he chose to continue inviting people onto it. That's more than just negligence.
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