Oh, intention definitely counts. For a stark contrast, take the idea of somebody who almost runs into you with their car. If they're just negligent, they probably didn't want to do it. If they're trying to kill you, chances are they'll try again. It's a kind of "metavariable" in that although it doesn't aggravate or mitigate anything that happens, it has implications for the possible "repeatability" of attempts. What's the chance that somebody could nearly kill you twice by accident? If they nearly kill you because they tried and failed, chances are they'll try again and again until they're stopped.