Conscious indifference definition
Conscious indifference means an awareness of and disregard for the harm that one’s actions could do to the interests or rights of another. Indifference, BLACK’S LAW DICTIONARY (11th ed. 2019). A review of Louisiana jurisprudence suggests that the term has not been used in the context of a constitutional violation but has been adopted in the analysis of tortious conduct. See, e.g., Lester v. BREC Foundation, et al., 22-0514, pp. 15-16 (La.App. 1 Cir. 11/4/22), 356 So.3d 18, 30 (“In the context of a tort, ‘indifference’ (including ‘conscious indifference’) means conscious disregard of the harm that one’s action could do to the interests or rights of another.”)
Conscious indifference means “a deliberate lack of interest in or concern.” Black‟s Law Dictionary 891 (10th ed. 2009). “Recklessness” is a “state of mind in which a person does not care about the consequences of his or her actions.” Id. at 1462. It requires a “„choice of a course of action.‟” In re Romansky, 825 A.2d 311, 316 (D.C. 2003) (quoting 57 Am. Jur. 2d Negligence § 302). To “disregard” is to “ignore or treat as unimportant.” Black‟s Law Dictionary 573.7