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by throwawayacc6 1223 days ago
>Imagine that I've applied lidocaine to my face and you punch me. Then someone points out that because I didn't feel pain, that "It's ok to punch other people in the face."

Your entire strawman is invalidated because the author wrote "hurt", not "pained". Even if you didn't feel pain, a punch still hurts (injures) your body. QED.

Hurt: To cause physical damage or pain to (an individual or a body part); injure.[0]

>What a completely deranged take.

Reread your comment over again if you want a completely deranged take.

[0] https://www.wordnik.com/words/hurt