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From the Merriam Webster, Disturbance, 2) : noisy or violent activity : commotion
by sudosysgen 5y ago
From the Merriam Webster,
Disturbance, 2) : noisy or violent activity : commotion
- throwaway894345 5y agoGood grief. Yes, a disturbance can refer to noise or violence, but that doesn't imply that a noise is violence. This is the lowest quality argumentation I've seen on this site for a while.
- sudosysgen 5y agoI'm giving a definition that applies to my own words. That's the way I meant distrubance. Also, it's not because something isn't violent that it isn't harmful.
- throwaway894345 5y agoYou specifically likened it to assault. A noisy protest is annoying and it can disturb the quiet but it isn’t harmful in any sense that could be considered assault.
- sudosysgen 5y agoAs with anything, there is nuance. A noisy protest is merely annoying, a 140dB train horn less than ten meters away is assault.
- throwaway894345 5y agoGranted. Arrest the people with the 140dB train horns.
- sudosysgen 5y agoI'm glad we agree. We should also fine people that are using otherwise reglementory horns in order to cause a nuisance, as we normally do.