They are torn between their gut instincts based on the gross consumption and the law, which requires criminal intent.

Then there are child pornography laws, which don't even require criminal intent.

The standard definition of a true threat does not require actual subjective intent to carry out the threat.

Its happened and its the result of these laws being written too broadly so as not to require profit or intent.

Section 20 does not require such intent, and violation of it is a misdemeanor.

The inchoate offenses such as attempt, solicitation, and conspiracy require specific intent in a slightly different sense.

To go on to say, however, that law requires intent, this is another issue.

Not all crimes require specific intent, and the threshold of culpability required may be reduced.

"In order to commit a crime, it requires criminal intent."

They will say that fraud requires criminal intent, and we have to prove this, and then we need to call the police.