I guess my main point is “intent matters” doesn’t apply equally.

Common crime intent means nothing in most courts. Like in some states if you perform a crime and someone dies regardless of if you were involved with their death in anyway you’ll be charged with murder just for simply being there.

Meanwhile a corporation can poison it’s customers and because it wasn’t completely obviously intentional* they barely even get a fine.

*I say it that way because they know damn well what they’re doing and know that even if they get fined it’s cheaper to just pay the fine and keep breaking the law. Looking at you McDonald’s.