[lbo-talk] Shot dead in London

ravi lbo at kreise.org
Tue Jul 26 13:47:16 PDT 2005


On 07/26/05 16:00, www.leninology. blogspot.com wrote:
>
> More importantly, if you are going to take issue in such a pedantic way
> with the use of the term 'execution', it would be a good idea to propose
> something better. You opt for obtuseness whereas Orwell, since you cite
> him, would have insisted on clarity. True, this Brazilian electrician
> was not executed, since that involves a legal penalty. But it is
> descending into apologetics to displace the verb with a noun. And if
> you prefer not to say he was murdered, which he may well have been since
> police have no special powers in English law to terminate life, then the
> obvious verb is kill. Hence: "Following the totally unnecessary killing
> of..." would be a better way for pedants to proceed.
>

i was typing up words similar as the above, and am thankful for having checked my email before sending my thoughts. you say it much better than i could have. excellent, excellent post. thank you!

--ravi



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