Crimes of omission is an offence that is categorized by<em> a person's failing to perform an act that is required or is seen as that person's legal duty. </em>
Some examples of crimes of omissions are child neglect, manslaughter by gross negligence and failure to disclosure terrorists acts.
Another example: a person who is aware of a dangerous situation such as a house on fire in progress, can face criminal charges for not notifying authorities.
Cotton was short and weeds were tall North Carolina had to import some of its food during the 1930s farmers left their land for the mills and mines of cities
