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points by smallmancontrov 1 day ago | 0 comments

No, the fact that people occasionally get hurt by accident with fireworks does not make the violent subtext in "attacking a government building with explosives" a correct description of the situation.

[–] zimbu668 1 day ago

So you admit that fireworks are known to cause death and severe bodily harm. What sort of prison sentence would be appropriate for attacking people with such devices?

[–] tclancy 1 day ago

Water is known to cause death and serious harm.

[–] elgertam 1 day ago

And people who use water intentionally to cause death or serious harm should face harsh legal consequences.

In fact, let's use your argument. People drown accidentally in swimming pools regularly. So then if some "protester" decided to set up one of those portable pools and forcibly hold people down under water in one, wouldn't they be guilty of attempted murder?

Using things that are known to cause death and serious harm in a way that is intended to cause death and serious harm is in fact the thing I'm against.

[–] zimbu668 1 day ago

So if you throw water at me I can throw a lit firework back at you? Same thing?

[–] baobabKoodaa 1 day ago

His point, which you pretend to not understand, is that the bar needs to be higher. Both water and fireworks are fairly innocuous items, even though both can be used to inflict harm and even though fireworks can be more easily weaponized than water.

[–] tclancy 1 day ago

I mean yeah. Maybe I’m a bit older than you but that’s not a wild thing to do.

[–] carlosjobim 1 day ago

That's why drowning somebody or attempting to drown somebody is a crime. Just like using fireworks as a weapon against somebody.

[–] nomel 1 day ago

I'm having trouble believing this comment chain is happening/neccesary. I feel completely disconnected from the thought process of a large portion of society.

[–] tclancy 1 day ago

If only you were normal.

[–] tclancy 1 day ago

You can’t drown someone with fireworks.

[–] carlosjobim 20 hours ago

You can't drown somebody with a gun either.

[–] tclancy 4 hours ago

Super soaker? Checkmate atheist!

[–] smallmancontrov 1 day ago

So you admit that you were making a nonsense argument. Thanks for your honesty!

[–] zimbu668 1 day ago

Nope, fireworks are still explosives and they can cause death and severe bodily harm. Where’s the nonsense?

[–] UncleMeat 1 day ago

Suppose I am setting off some fireworks in my street to celebrate the 4th. Do you believe that my neighbors should fear for their lives? This was a noise protest. They weren't shooting roman candles at people.