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Re:Federal prosecutors have filed new charges against swatte... by baybal2 on Friday October 26, 2018 @09:25AM (#18308927)
No, intent doesn't matter at all.

The long held "legal tradition" of establishing intent in US legal process is completely absurd.

You think that the SWAT pointed a gun on a man and presses the trigger completely unintentionally?

No, even with an accidental manslaughter nobody simply walks away from the charge.

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Re:Federal prosecutors have filed new charges against swatte... by masklinn on Friday October 26, 2018 @09:31AM (#18308991)
All the legal traditions I know consider intent in the legal process and e.g. have multiple categories of homicide differentiated mostly by intent (and secondarily by planning & emotional context).
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Re:Federal prosecutors have filed new charges against swatte... by mpa000 on Friday October 26, 2018 @09:52AM (#18309186)
This. IANAL but the eroding of taking mens rea (intent/knowledge) into account does not bode well for justice in the long-term.
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