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I think he meant the intent of the creator of the compound/item. A gun is created to kill. A taser to incapacitate. A knife is created to cut/stab things - and
by venomsnake 10y ago
I think he meant the intent of the creator of the compound/item.
A gun is created to kill. A taser to incapacitate. A knife is created to cut/stab things - and since human flesh is highly cuttable substance even kitchen knives are considered weapons. A car is created to transport people but can be used to kill. Cars are not weapons because in their conception there is no intent to harm someone.
- StanislavPetrov 10y agoWhat about a rock? The same analogy holds true. Anything can be a weapon, its simply absurd to contend that intent matters.
- PhasmaFelis 10y agoThere has to be intent in there someone. A gun is a weapon. A rock can be a weapon. A dangerous polluting factory may be criminally negligent and morally despicable, but it's not a weapon unless it was deliberately deployed to maximize exposure to a target group. (Which isn't out of the question, given human nature, but I haven't heard of any evidence for it happening yet.)