alt Hacker NewsIntent is what is being discussed here though, not liability.
A circus lion biting somebody's face is legally different than a circus lion trained or instructed to bite somebody's face.
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infamouscow • today at 3:17 PM
Except liability always precedes intent.
Intent might be what’s being discussed but intent is, for the most part, legally irrelevant. It might make the difference in the degree of a murder charge, or maybe manslaughter, or criminal negligence, but it doesn’t get you off the hook.