Q: Is person committing attempted murder? (Only doing otherwise legal things, but part of their intent is to cause death)
So this person is a co-worker and has a very strong hatred towards humanity in general. He said he drives as oppose to use public transport mostly for comfort, but he also says part of his intention is that the air pollution he contributes to will help "Cull the human population" and he admitted he hopes at least one human does die as a result from his automobile air pollution. I thought he was joking at first but he does appear very genuine.
To the best of my knowledge, he is not attempting to run anyone over nor was he attempting to cause traffic accidents, he simply chose regular driving as oppose to public transportation or electric vehicle partly because he wants to contribute to air pollution to kill people in order to "cull the population".
Is what this person doing potentially considered attempted murder? This question is in relation to both state and federal law.
This is in California United States
A:
A California criminal attorney could answer your question best, but it remains open for three weeks. Whether as homicide or as wrongful death you also post under, this would not amount to a crime or a tortious act in any jurisdiction, under federal or state law. Good luck
Tim Akpinar
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