Well, first, intent does not mean desire; and you can intend due to a desire of something else. So, for example, suppose I'm a driver who takes a bribe so that

Well, first, intent does not mean desire; and you can intend due to a desire of something else. So, for example, suppose I'm a driver who takes a bribe so that I expose my passenger to a sniper somehow. I had no desire for my passenger to die - I just wanted the money, but - in some legal systems anyway - it can be argued that I intended the natural consequences of my actions. Alternatively, even if I have not "intended", I have certainly gone beyond negligence. The commonly-recognized middle level of criminal responsibility is _recklessness_: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recklessness_(law) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recklessness_(law) There's something inbetween, which