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Originally Posted by peter12
It seems that by having both, you weaken the overall purpose of the law, which is to be just. You can't have two standards.
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Sure you can. We see it all over the place, intent most definitely matters in nearly every aspect of law. It's the difference between manslaughter, second-degree and first-degree murder. Unintentional torts vs intentional torts. There's many aggravating circumstances in the Criminal Code of Canada and one on prejudice is a perfectly reasonable one to have.