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		lmm on Dec 4, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DHS stalls no-fly list trial by putting witness on... There are indeed some (bad) laws for which that's true, but it's still fair to say that in law intent generally matters.

bediger4000 on Dec 5, 2013 | [–]

I don't think that's fair. It's accurate to say that the US Law is moving away from considering intent at all.

darkarmani on Dec 5, 2013 | [–]

I got my example from popehat and there is a nice long blog post on there about how the laws are greatly moving away from "intent" and it is a dangerous thing.

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