I don't see any real problem with that usage. It seems like the right way to express that a neutral tool is being used to cause harm — that is, as a weapon. F

I don't see any real problem with that usage. It seems like the right way to express that a neutral tool is being used to cause harm — that is, as a weapon. For example, if you complained that my eight year-old is weaponizing a hammer, you'd be a) probably right, and b) correctly expressing that he's using it in a way that's likely to cause harm.