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Clearly there is such a thing as an accident, I.e. something not intended.
If someone hits me and intends to do so, I would try to punish them as strongly as possible. If they didn't intend to, it mitigates. They might still have been reckless or generally increasing the chance of something occuring... and it doesn't get them off the hook, but it's a damm sight better than a deliberate violent act.