Quote: Jake the Peg "Way too much of that going on which is much more dangerous than what sneyd did to maguire but goes unnoticed week after week'"
IMO Sneyd didn't want to cause injury to Maguire but he did something which was very likely to cause injury to Maguire.
A bit like a drunken driver, there's no actual intent or desire to hurt anyone but the irresponsibility of the act increases the chances considerably.