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by jakelazaroff 1087 days ago
"Calling for someone to be shot is advocating for a lever to be pressed. The violence following such a pressing is a second-order consequence."
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Calling for someone to be shot is a call for violence. Calling for a trigger to be pulled is not.

The death penalty is a legal ruling that is often not even the final decision.

Sure, if you don’t understand causality.