Nope, spot on. And recognized in the law. One has to have "scienter" to commit a criminal act, that is, knowing it's illegal (or "wrong," if you choose) and doing it anyway. If Town A were to pass a local ordinance that you couldn't wear orange on Thursday, and you, a passer-through, happened to be wearing an orange T-shirt that day, you'd lack the "scienter" for it to be a crime.Weird mental distinction, and as a lawyer, Tec can dissect my mental definitions (I could be wrong here), but generally most criminals in prisons are people that “chose” to do something to put them there…regarding the thousand-ish or so Hamas/Palestinians that will be released in the next six weeks….in exchange for people that, through their actions, didn’t “chose” to be hostages, or holocaustages, depending on who you talk to. Is this mental distinction above incorrect???
The old saying is "ignorance of the law is no excuse," but that's incorrect. In many circumstances, ignorance of the law is indeed an excuse.