Bill and four friends are driving to the movies.The vehicle Bill is driving is travelling 21 km per hour over the speed limit.Terry is one of the passengers in the back seat.He intentionally throws an empty bottle at a pedestrian who is walking on a nearby sidewalk.She is struck with the bottle and injured.The police pull the car over and charge Bill and Terry with separate offences.The classification of the offences with which they are charged,respectively,is as follows
A) strict liability and mens rea.
B) absolute liability and mens rea.
C) strict liability and absolute liability.
D) mens rea and absolute liability.
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