▲ 25 ▼ How many calories per day are prisoners given to eat? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments Do fat criminals lose weight? Do skinny criminals gain weight?
[–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) How does the word “criminal” imply that crime is their identity? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] theotherone@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Everyone had told a lie at one time or other in their life. Are you a liar or a person who has told lies? There is your answer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago According to Wiktionary, a liar is a person who frequently lies, whereas a criminal is someone who is guilty of a crime (possibly just a single one). So this is a false equivalence. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago Yes they are. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago It doesn't unless they identify as a criminal and change their pronouns. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theotherone@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Everyone had told a lie at one time or other in their life. Are you a liar or a person who has told lies? There is your answer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago According to Wiktionary, a liar is a person who frequently lies, whereas a criminal is someone who is guilty of a crime (possibly just a single one). So this is a false equivalence. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago Yes they are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago According to Wiktionary, a liar is a person who frequently lies, whereas a criminal is someone who is guilty of a crime (possibly just a single one). So this is a false equivalence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago It doesn't unless they identify as a criminal and change their pronouns. permalink fedilink source parent