Re:Purring is a love language no human can speak
by lIl-IIIl on Friday September 09, 2022 @12:38PM
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There were a few things that bothered me in that statement.
"what did you expect to happen" blames the victim.
"Police officer is as likely to engage in domestic violence as a cat is to kill a bird outside" is not a strong analogy. I think almost all young cats would kill birds outside. It's a far cry form "a far higher rate".
As a rhetorical device, it falls flat because it argues for something obvious by comparing it to something obscure. It would work better the other way - if you were on a thread talking about domestic violence and comparing it to cats killing birds.
Men commit violence at a far higher rate than women. But it's still lower than the "what did you expect" threshold.
"what did you expect to happen" blames the victim.
"Police officer is as likely to engage in domestic violence as a cat is to kill a bird outside" is not a strong analogy. I think almost all young cats would kill birds outside. It's a far cry form "a far higher rate".
As a rhetorical device, it falls flat because it argues for something obvious by comparing it to something obscure. It would work better the other way - if you were on a thread talking about domestic violence and comparing it to cats killing birds.
Men commit violence at a far higher rate than women. But it's still lower than the "what did you expect" threshold.