William Blackstone
Commentaries on the Law of England
Public Wrongs: Of Homicide
「1765-1769」William Blackstone, “Public Wrongs: Of Homicide,” in Commentaries on the Law of England「Google Books」, edited by Edward Christian, (Oxford, 1765-1769; 13th ed. London, 1800).
If death ensues in consequence of an idle, dangerous, and unlawful sport, as shooting, or casting stones in a town, or the barbarous diversion of cock-throwing, in these and similar cases, the slayer is guilty of manslaughter, and not misadventure only, for these are unlawful acts. (182)
