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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
If there weren't degrees, all metred sentences would be the same. Your feigned ignorance belies the fact everybody know this.
Strawman. You started this strawman game, not me
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Sorry about that, that wasnt meant to be a strawman that was straight unadulterated sarcasm.
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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
They said it wasn't bad enough. There's a difference, and a big one.
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The issue is that its being treated as though it wasnt bad
at all.
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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
You certainly have a point here, but this story isn't the one to make it in IMO. Spousal abuse by either partner is not treated the same and that is wrong. I fully agree with you here.
Ok, I'll remove the hypotheticals and ask the question with less colour. Are horrible acts of domestic assault as punishable as less odorous ones? If you believe they are all equally punishable, I don't think anyone would agree with you.
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I'm going to go ahead and apologize right now, I was being extreme with the purpose of making a point, I didnt mean to implicate or target anyone, least of all you.
That being said, degrees of punishment are important, but is this where we want to draw that line?
Someone only beat the crap out of their spouse a little bit? Just slightly? I guess the punishment should be small then. A fine?