[EliRivers]

You hurt someone intentionally, you should not be breathing free air for a while.

Genuine question; is that only physically? If I like causing people pain and anguish and suffering, and my weapon of choice is words, should I also be incarcerated because I hurt people intentionally? I tend towards not giving people a free pass simply because their weapon of choice is words, but (amongst other things) the US has a reputation for being very permissive with the spoken word.

[bilvar]

Please don't equate words with physical violence. It's Orwellian and the only purpose it serves is to destabilize society.

[bavell]

Agreed with the sibling comments, physical violence is an entirely different beast than verbal "violence".

[DiggyJohnson]

Sticks and stones may break my bones…

I think there is a massive difference between physical violence (and property crime) and words. What sort of words are you envisioning here?

[filoleg]

> If I like causing people pain and anguish and suffering, and my weapon of choice is words, should I also be incarcerated because I hurt people intentionally?

No, you shouldn't be incarcerated for that. You would be an asshole if you intentionally caused people anguish with your words, but being an asshole is not a crime (and shouldn't be).

[naijaboiler]

Or I'm a greedy or incompe exec taking silly risks and now people are out of a livelihood and are hurting because of my actions