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by giantg2 292 days ago
I think that only establishes mens rea if it's not part of your normal procedure. If I always shred my mail that has my information on it after reading it, then shredding a piece of mail allegedly related to some crime is just normal. I would have to be an unusual intentional act, such as only shredding the illegal mail and not the regular mail.