JimLur -- your characterization is patently false -- but entirely consistent with stinking dumps you've previously approvingly deposited here -- e.g. (linked in)
JimLur .. Petraeus pled guilty because he knew he was .. read this ..
conix, Petraeus Pled Guilty To Violating 18 U.S.C. § 1924, "Unlawfully And Knowingly" Moving Classified Materials "With Intent To Retain Such Documents ... At Unauthorized Locations." Petraeus pled guilty to one count of violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 1924: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=119967875
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Mens Rea - A Defendant's Mental State
Most crimes require what attorneys refer to as "mens rea", which is simply Latin for a "guilty mind". In other words, what a defendant was thinking and what the defendant intended when the crime was committed matters. Mens rea allows the criminal justice system to differentiate between someone who did not mean to commit a crime and someone who intentionally set out to commit a crime. http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-law-basics/mens-rea-a-defendant-s-mental-state.html
you to better understand the law as explained in this one