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		jakelazaroff on June 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The rule says, “No vehicles in the park” "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."

abtinf on June 24, 2023 [–]

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.

jakelazaroff on June 24, 2023 | [–]

Sure, if you don’t understand causality.

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