  To see the difference this revision makes, imagine legislators make it an offence to possess information that might be useful to terrorists. An intention to commit acts of terror is no element of the offence as legislated. Our legislators do not, however, think that all those who possess such information should be convicted and punished. This, they know, would be ridiculous overkill. They think that possessors who intend to commit acts of terror should be convicted and punished. This element of intention is omitted from the offence, because omitting it makes securing convictions easier for prosecutors, thereby reducing the risk that those planning acts of terror will get off the hook. (PI), on the revised view, nonetheless requires proof of the intent: ex hypothesi, it is possession with an intention to commit acts of terror that is taken by law-makers to justify convicting and punishing offenders. To comply with (PI), criminal courts must demand proof that \(D\) committed this wrong as a precondition of conviction and punishment.