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Re:Paris Shootings and Explosions Kill Over 100, Police Say by chinathrow on Friday November 13, 2015 @07:46PM (#10563651)
No, the number of innocent killed people is never irrelevant. Every single dead person is one dead person too much. Full stop.

Edit: no need to further downvote as parent has changed his statement. Thanks parent poster.

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Re:Paris Shootings and Explosions Kill Over 100, Police Say by toyg on Friday November 13, 2015 @07:50PM (#10563668)
Of course. But by the same reasoning, there is no difference if there were 1 or 118 victims, which is my point. It's not about keeping score.
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Re:Paris Shootings and Explosions Kill Over 100, Police Say by chinathrow on Friday November 13, 2015 @07:56PM (#10563699)
If you agree that the number is not irrelevant, it would be very kind of you to revoke that statement. It's an insult to the dead and to the families of the dead. Thank you.

Edit: no need to further downvote as parent has changed his statement. Thanks parent poster.

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Re:Paris Shootings and Explosions Kill Over 100, Police Say by rangibaby on Friday November 13, 2015 @08:23PM (#10563852)
This kind of thinking led to the War on Terror, which led to a rise in extreme Islam which led to...
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