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Without discussing nuance the question isnt meaningful. The answer to "can X be sued for Y" is always yes.
by unclad5968 2y ago
Without discussing nuance the question isnt meaningful. The answer to "can X be sued for Y" is always yes.
- kerkeslager 2y ago> The answer to "can X be sued for Y" is always yes. ...which is why taking that question literally probably isn't being a good listener. If someone is asking a question with an obvious answer if taken literally, probably that means they're not intending to ask that question literally. Yes, they could ask their question more specifically, but it's up to us as listeners to try to understand people too. Communication, famously, is not a one-person activity[1]. Typically I'd assume "can X be sued for Y?" means "can one reasonably hope to win a civil suit against X for Y?" unless I have reason to believe that the speaker is very un-knowledgeable about U.S. law. [1] https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1984:_Misinterpretation https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1984:_Misinterpre...