Michael Cash <mikecash@buggerallspammers.com> wrote in message news:<1c5fg0hkfrf1ico8k6t3ekhlp1s9g4ur5e@4ax.com>...
> 
> My point was that as far as criminal law is concerned, not every
> killing is a murder. And if the judge says the father didn't intend to
> kill, then the prime element of a murder charge is missing.
> 
But if he knew that action would (most likely) result in death, and
willingly took that action, shouldn't that be murder? It's not like he
bumped into the kid's high chair and he fell over.

John W.