American society seems to see plenty of difference between purposefully inflicting direct harm and harm as a side-effect of policies not specifically intended to inflict it (enough that politicians will invoke the latter as defense even in instances of the former).
Hell, even in solely the former case it makes a large difference depending on the specifics of the intended target of direct purposeful harm.
More generally, intent is a huge factors in evaluating responsibility & level of harm, and to a lower level so is specificity.
Hell, even in solely the former case it makes a large difference depending on the specifics of the intended target of direct purposeful harm.
More generally, intent is a huge factors in evaluating responsibility & level of harm, and to a lower level so is specificity.