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In reply to the discussion: Torching the cabin was wrong. [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Who
(1) Applied what anyone would consider to be deadly force - Sa-MASH! - to wit, three blows to the head with a hatchet, and
(2) Apparently believed it to be effective to that end.
Whether Kai is mistaken as a matter of fact - and quite frankly, he was much closer to the incident than you or I - is not really relevant to Kai's intent or understanding of the import of his acting on that intent.
I did not mean to suggest that I know for a fact that the guy is dead, but I am willing to give Kai, who apparently says so, the benefit of the doubt, pending further information otherwise. I am willing to accept Kai's statement at face value as to his intent and understanding of the consequences of his action, however, since his mistake of fact is not relevant to his state of mind. He is authoritative on that point.