It's based on Mens rea and actus reus. Actus Reus is the act and Mens Rea is the thought/planning. As attempted murder requires mens rea you have to prove that the defendents activitly wanted to kill the person. I don't think they actually wanted to kill someone just stab them. If you remove the mens rea from serious crime then you will condem vitims of domistic violence to murder instead of manslaughter. Unintentional consquences?

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Sex attacker still on the loose?	25/01/15 17:17:00	S Powell
Re:Sex attacker still on the loose?	25/01/15 17:27:00	Claudia Jachtmann
Re:Sex attacker still on the loose?	25/01/15 17:34:00	Yvonne Wood
Re:Re:Sex attacker still on the loose?	25/01/15 17:41:00	Rima Jones
Re:Re:Sex attacker still on the loose?	25/01/15 17:41:00	Georgina Flint
Re:Re:Re:Sex attacker still on the loose?	25/01/15 17:43:00	Claudia Jachtmann
Re:Re:Re:Re:Sex attacker still on the loose?	25/01/15 17:53:00	Claudia Jachtmann
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Sex attacker still on the loose?	25/01/15 18:40:00	Julian Pavey
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Sex attacker still on the loose?	25/01/15 19:26:00	S Powell
Indecent assaults - Chiswick area	25/01/15 21:04:00	John Todd
Re:Indecent assaults - Chiswick area	25/01/15 21:13:00	Claudia Jachtmann
Re:Indecent assaults - Chiswick area	25/01/15 21:17:00	Julian Pavey
:Indecent assaults - Chiswick area	25/01/15 21:38:00	John Todd
Re::Indecent assaults - Chiswick area	25/01/15 22:00:00	Claudia Jachtmann
Violent thieving scum	28/01/15 13:15:00	Keith Iddon
Re:Violent thieving scum	28/01/15 16:20:00	Thomas Barry
Re:Re:Violent thieving scum	28/01/15 17:27:00	Keith Iddon
Re:Re:Re:Violent thieving scum	29/01/15 10:04:00	Alison Neary
Re:Re:Re:Re:Violent thieving scum	29/01/15 11:04:00	Pete Mayes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Violent thieving scum	29/01/15 17:14:00	Alison Neary

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