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What is your definition of violence? My dictionary (Dictionary.app) says "behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or someth
by maxharris 16y ago
What is your definition of violence?
My dictionary (Dictionary.app) says "behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something." Specifically, how is Rackspace using physical force against anyone?
- InclinedPlane 16y agoPerhaps you should consult the additional definitions of violence: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/violence http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/violence In this case Rackspace's cessation of hosting services very much seems to be an injury against this church, even if it is not an injury to any person's physical bodies.
- maxharris 16y agoOK. But all I'm concerned with here is whether or not [persons at] Rackspace violated the rights of the [members of the] church. To determine this, we need to establish if one party initiated force or fraud against another, and if so, which one did so first. I don't think anyone's rights were violated here.
- InclinedPlane 16y agoNobody's rights were violated, that's irrelevant. I'm just saying I'm not so sure this was a good idea. Acting within the law is not synonymous with doing the right thing.
- maxharris 16y ago> Nobody's rights were violated, that's irrelevant. It is relevant because you used the word "violence", which implies a violation of rights in the context we are talking about. > Acting within the law is not synonymous with doing the right thing. True.
- sigzero 16y agoIf you read Rackspace's terms of service there is a "incites violence" blurb that allows them to take site offline.