Comment by flir Comment by flir 3 days ago 5 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News >>fellow man>criminalsNice bit of dehumanizing language there.
Copy Link DaSHacka 3 days ago Collapse Comment - A thief is, by definition, a criminal Reply View | 4 replies Copy Link flir 3 days ago Parent Collapse Comment - You are a human and a human is by definition an animal. Yet I don't call you an animal.Your word choice isn't neutral; it leaks information about you. Reply View | 3 replies Copy Link DaSHacka 2 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Child rapists and serial killers are also "my fellow man", yet we seem inclined as a society to assign labels ("criminal") and punishment for such actions. Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link flir 2 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - You realise you're not disagreeing with me, yes? Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link DaSHacka 2 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - I mean, feel free to respect child rapists, but they're a good bit different from the average "person", thus most would want to qualify that somehow Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link flir 3 days ago Parent Collapse Comment - You are a human and a human is by definition an animal. Yet I don't call you an animal.Your word choice isn't neutral; it leaks information about you. Reply View | 3 replies Copy Link DaSHacka 2 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Child rapists and serial killers are also "my fellow man", yet we seem inclined as a society to assign labels ("criminal") and punishment for such actions. Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link flir 2 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - You realise you're not disagreeing with me, yes? Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link DaSHacka 2 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - I mean, feel free to respect child rapists, but they're a good bit different from the average "person", thus most would want to qualify that somehow Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link DaSHacka 2 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - Child rapists and serial killers are also "my fellow man", yet we seem inclined as a society to assign labels ("criminal") and punishment for such actions. Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link flir 2 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - You realise you're not disagreeing with me, yes? Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link DaSHacka 2 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - I mean, feel free to respect child rapists, but they're a good bit different from the average "person", thus most would want to qualify that somehow Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link flir 2 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - You realise you're not disagreeing with me, yes? Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link DaSHacka 2 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - I mean, feel free to respect child rapists, but they're a good bit different from the average "person", thus most would want to qualify that somehow Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link DaSHacka 2 days ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - I mean, feel free to respect child rapists, but they're a good bit different from the average "person", thus most would want to qualify that somehow Reply View | 0 replies
A thief is, by definition, a criminal