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Are you really defending the police grenading a baby.
by 8fGTBjZxBcHq 6y ago
Are you really defending the police grenading a baby.
- mdorazio 6y agoAre you really purposely using the wrong word to force the conversation to fit your narrative?
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- jakelazaroff 6y agoWikipedia redirects "flashbang" to "stun grenade" and describes it as a "less lethal explosive device", so I'd say they're using the vernacular correctly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashbang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashbang
- bigwavedave 6y agoNot the op, the gp, or even the parent, but I'd like to say that while I'm certainly not condoning flashbangs in cribs or saying that "grenade" is technically inaccurate in the original sentence, there is a very different mental picture when someone says "grenade" vs "stun grenade". I feel like in an era where it's easier and more prolific to crucify a person because of their words than in the known history of mankind, the distinction between "grenade" and "stun grenade" should be made. Does that make this okay? No. Not even a little. But let's err on the side of clearer communication.
- sandworm101 6y agoExactly. It's akin to the difference between dropping "a bomb" and dropping "a nuke". The terms are sometimes interchangeable but should never be confused.
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- Fricken 6y agoNo, he's defending flashbanging a baby.
- sandworm101 6y agoNo, I was pointing out the use of a term that, in common understanding of what "grenade" means, was confusing.
- maxlybbert 6y agoNo, the comment pointed out that it wasn’t a grenade. A not-grenade cannot be used to “grenade a baby.”