in california, negligent homicide is defined as a criminal offense in which a person commits some act of criminal negligence, and it results in the taking of a human life. criminal negligence refers to conduct in which a person ignores a known or obvious risk or disregards the life and safety of others. under california law, negligent homicide cases are charged as involuntary manslaughter, per penal code 192b pc. examples *draining reservoir during fire season. *donating 20% of your fire equipment to ukraine *cutting fire budget *firing and not rehiring fire fighters after covid * failing to maintain the forest fire hazard after being notified by insurance companies of the danger.
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