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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by weberc2 on Monday March 18, 2019 @11:37AM (#19421959)
A definition of violence that doesn't distinguish between a completely non-injurious form of discipline and an abusive, injurious form is not very useful and its proponents are willfully obtuse.
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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by savingthrow on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @06:10AM (#19429479)
It is injurious. It causes harm. We know it causes harm.

But let's go with your incorrect assertion that it doesn't cause harm. Try slapping one of your co-workers, and then in court saying "but it was a completely non-injurious form of discipline" and see how far you get.

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Re:The rise and fall of scientific authority, and how to bri... by weberc2 on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @08:52AM (#19430264)
Citation needed and I’m not the legal nor moral guardian of my coworkers. What a terrible analogy.
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