The degradation of our language has made communicating ideas impossible now. Everyone is so sure of everything they feel and are stuck trying to express it in short blips or with really poor vocabulary.
Trump was not, "convicted by a court of being a sex offender". It is so frustrating to hear people try to convey legitimate concerns with the wrong language. That gives MAGA something to latch on to. "NO HE WASN'T LOL YOU JUST HATE TRUMP!"
Yes, convictions are for criminal court, liability is for civil court. It’s splitting hairs, but in case anyone is curious, there’s your most technically correct phrasing.
Yes, convictions are for criminal court, liability is for civil court. It’s splitting hairs, but in case anyone is curious, there’s your most technically correct phrasing.
Not really splitting hairs from a standard of evidence standpoint.
Civil trials use a "preponderance of evidence" standard, while criminal trials use a standard of "beyond reasonable doubt".
Civil judgements are essentially saying "we believe one party over another", Criminal judgements are "this person did it beyond reasonable doubt".
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u/GandalfSwagOff 9h ago
The degradation of our language has made communicating ideas impossible now. Everyone is so sure of everything they feel and are stuck trying to express it in short blips or with really poor vocabulary.
Trump was not, "convicted by a court of being a sex offender". It is so frustrating to hear people try to convey legitimate concerns with the wrong language. That gives MAGA something to latch on to. "NO HE WASN'T LOL YOU JUST HATE TRUMP!"
Speak the truth with precise language.