[blitzar]

Accidental death and murder both result in someone dead. They are not similar crimes.

[ryathal]

Accidental fraud generally isn't even a crime though...

[dahfizz]

They are not the _same_, but they are extremely similar. Do you think first and second degree murder charges are "similar"?

[369548684892826]

Feel pretty similar from the victim’s point of view.

[kube-system]

The sentiment that sentencing is justified by retribution is the number one reason why the US criminal justice system is messed up. The concept of right-and-wrong and mens rea are inextricably one.