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If Swedish law used the word arson to describe the situation, would you accept that term and call Assange an arsonist? As a commentator, I am not beholden to n
by sjwright 7y ago
If Swedish law used the word arson to describe the situation, would you accept that term and call Assange an arsonist?
As a commentator, I am not beholden to novel terminology used elsewhere, let alone in a country that doesn’t even use English as their primary national language.
- alkonaut 7y agoI’d hesitate to call anyone a rapist until proven guilty. But I have nothing against the broader use of the term in general.
- ascorbic 7y agoThe UK Supreme Court ruled that the accusations would be classified as rape under English law too. That was ones of the ground that he used to challenge the original warrant.
- sjwright 7y agoI don’t care what the UK says any more than I do Sweden. I don’t live in either country. I will use terms that I consider more descriptive than rape. What’s wrong with sexual misconduct, for example? I realise it doesn’t have the emotional charge of “rape”, but isn’t that a good thing? We shouldn’t choose words based on our opinions.