CBC says killing of Palestinians doesn’t merit terms ‘murderous,’ ‘brutal’ ⋆ The Breach
CBC says killing of Palestinians doesn’t merit terms ‘murderous,’ ‘brutal’ ⋆ The Breach
In response to complaints about its coverage, CBC says Israeli state violence is different than Hamas’ violence because the killing of Palestinians happens “remotely”
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If a solider is operating on orders when killing civilians, it's legally not murder. It's still bad, but they will not charged by the government with murder because it was authorized by the government.
That's what I'm saying here. There are legal definitions for these words that matter.
Ah, so it's war crimes. I was worried there for a bit.
/sI mean, yes? Exactly? Words matter. The right words matter. Just because a group is doing something negative does not mean every negative word applies to them. That's small brain thinking.
When you use the right words to describe a horrible action, it's accusation and condemnation. When you use the wrong words, it just becomes name calling.
You know what else may be considered small brain thinking? Acting so pedantic over insignificant details like these, all while real people continue to die every day. The end result is the same: a mass slaughter of innocents.
But that's just my opinion.
You know what else is small brain thinking? INCORRECTLY being pedantic about word choices. That's the part that pisses me off the most with these apologists. They are literally incorrecting people using words properly.
So because something bad happened and we're all emotional, we're supposed to ignore critical thinking and just go along with whatever people say that makes them feel better about the situation, regardless of if it's correct or not? There's a sort of merit in that I suppose, but it's not for me.
What about this discussion do you think is intended to make anyone feel better?
I cited the definitions of "murder" above. Explain to me, with reference to these definitions, how the term "murder" doesn't apply. (Hint: this is not possible.)
"Legal" definitions are for "legal" actions and "legal" contexts. Like an international criminal court.
This is reportage for a general audience, not legal briefs. Fuck off with your legalistic shit.