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redeeman04/28/20251 replyview on HN

"actual harm" is insane.

if a psycho run to stab someone, but a car blinks in his face as the knife is just about to hit his victim, causing him to miss and hit only the arm, why should he get a discount?


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martin-t04/30/2025

That was a figure of speech.

It should probably be something like `max("harm caused adjusted by level of intent", "harm intended")`.