Talk:Seaman's Manslaughter Statute

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According to the only source in this article, "The closest U.S. law that appears to take on the act of leaving a ship before passengers and crew is seaman's manslaughter, which criminalizes a captain's misconduct or negligence that result in deaths. A version of the statute was used to convict a seaman in the 19th century who abandoned 31 passengers aboard a sinking ship on its way to Philadelphia from Liverpool." The sinking mentioned is that of the William Brown on 18 March 1841.

However, the article tells us that the titular Seaman's Manslaughter Statute "derives from U.S. laws enacted in 1838 and 1852", which is quite the feat for a statute used in court in 1842.

The source is discussing several cases and laws. The quote does not refer to the Seaman's Manslaughter Statute. it refers to "seaman's manslaughter". - SummerPhD (talk) 02:59, 8 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]