It matters in terms of describing what the system is supposed to be. If indeed violence is intended be used in context X, then that is something quite differen

It matters in terms of describing what the system is supposed to be. If indeed violence is intended be used in context X, then that is something quite different from violence is intended never to be used in context X. Sure, on the ground, "violence is not intended to be used here, but it is being used here" can be a life-or-death question. But if the answer is that the system is indeed intending to function that way, then the route to changing that is quite different than if some actors are not obeying the rules.