@AThousandYoung saidShow them how it is done, thousand. Here is a simple one.
Why don’t cons answer questions?
Is marauder correct when he says a man can become a woman?
Or, is Mamdani’s plan a feasible one in the United States of America.? That is, to “exchange rugged individualism for the warmth of Collectivism “.
Or, this one: Can the high speed, competitive culture of the US, which prioritizes success, productivity, and individualism, co-exist in such a society?
@AThousandYoung saidLets start with a simple one…
I see lots of people demanding people define words lately. How about this one?
Define criminal please.
Define woman
@AThousandYoung saidEveryone is presumed to know the law. Ask Susie if you don’t believe me.
They would imply ignorance of the law is an excuse. Is that your position?
One cannot evade responsibility for breaking a law by saying they were not aware of the law.
That nugget goes back to medieval times.
@AThousandYoung saidA person who seems to have broken a law might be a defendant or a suspect or whatever, but he is not a criminal until the judge or the jury says he is.
I see lots of people demanding people define words lately. How about this one?
Define criminal please.
@AverageJoe1 saidSo a serial killer who hasn't been caught is not a criminal?
A person who seems to have broken a law might be a defendant or a suspect or whatever, but he is not a criminal until the judge or the jury says he is.
@AverageJoe1 saidWhat about those wrongly convicted?
A person who seems to have broken a law might be a defendant or a suspect or whatever, but he is not a criminal until the judge or the jury says he is.
@Sleepyguy saidStandard conversational patter would find reference to him as a criminal to be satisfactory. But it would not legally be correct.
So a serial killer who hasn't been caught is not a criminal?
@Mott-The-Hoople saidCall them innocent. Or wrongfully convicted, as you say. You might even refer to him as framed . Or a a victim of circumstance.
What about those wrongly convicted?
You’ve seen that guy on TV. “ I didn’t do it. I didn’t do it.!!”
@AverageJoe1 saidSorry to sound like Marauder.
A person who seems to have broken a law might be a defendant or a suspect or whatever, but he is not a criminal until the judge or the jury says he is.
But I don’t ALL of the time!
@AverageJoe1 saidNot legally correct, agreed. But I think ATY was after more than a technical legal definition. Also, I think it's important not to let the technical legal definition be used to limit the language we use to discuss important issues, such as when someone says we can't refer to illegal aliens as criminals because they haven't been convicted. Yes we can.
Standard conversational patter would find reference to him as a criminal to be satisfactory. But it would not legally be correct.
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@Sleepyguy saidHow is Maduro a criminal but Trump isn’t?
Not legally correct, agreed. But I think ATY was after more than a technical legal definition. Also, I think it's important not to let the technical legal definition be used to limit the language we use to discuss important issues, such as when someone says we can't refer to illegal aliens as criminals because they haven't been convicted. Yes we can.
This isn’t just about the immigrants.
@Mott-The-Hoople saidA person who identifies as a woman.
Lets start with a simple one…
Define woman
Your turn.
@Mott-The-Hoople saidNo it's not. ATY is trying to catch me out and test my definition.
A very stupid question
@Sleepyguy saidI’m actually fishing for AJ not you but you are the one I got
No it's not. ATY is trying to catch me out and test my definition.