And, it's not much better to know each and every little thing about each defendant. If we comprehended them perfectly, we would probably excuse every criminal act, or at least mitigate the crime. Instead, what we need is a system of grading the lust for accomplishments, thrills, sensations, outcomes, ambitions, adventure. It's proper to hold people accountable for controlling their lust for adventure. That's the social control function of the Law of Homicide.
Intention is something harbored in the mind before the act is done.
One can always reflect on their intentions, and change their intentions before harm is done. The difference between risk and intent is that risk exists in the real world while intent exists in the minds of actors. Intent, considered as a mental construct, can also include unrealized intentions . Trespass becomes burglary, for example, when there's intent to commit a felony therein. Intoxication bears an interesting relationship to Intent.