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words are not violence
What a bizarre opinion.
Violence can be verbal according to the World Health Organisation, whose definition of violence includes threats of physical harm. Or according to American Psychiatrist Association. Or the European Psychiatric Association….
Muc-ed-off-
Having a think about etymology often helps.
The root of violence is something like violate - seems like words can be violence, but it's a fairly high bar. Some folks seem to have totally run with the 'words as violence' concept, most notably the mob who insist criticism of Zionism is anti-Semitic... 🫣
Kimmo
No not at all, but that would factor into the level of sentencing for me. People say dumb and horrible shit all the time, so the context is really important. In this case the context is a very real risk to life, but words are not violence.