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doterobcn t1_je92b3f wrote

Reply to TIL that when former White House press secretary James Brady died in 2014, his death was ruled a homicide because it was ultimately caused by a gunshot wound he sustained in 1981, during the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan by IAmTiborius

It makes no sense.
Suppose during a basketball game in high school, I got injured after someone pushed me, which resulted in a problem with my leg or knee, making me walk awkwardly. Twenty-five years later, I tripped and fell face-first on something that killed me, which was caused by my knee problem. Would the person who pushed me during the basketball game be held responsible for my injury and ultimately, my death?

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doterobcn t1_jaex70z wrote

Reply to ELI5 What's "the hole" like in prison? by Runin28

The newly built maximum security prison in El Salvador has some space built for isolation.
Couldn't find it in English, but here you can see their equivalents to the hole:
https://youtu.be/QMkkRwx77Zg?t=265
The whole video is interesting if you want to know how a maximum security prison looks inside and outside (There's a 30min video from the day the inaugurated it)

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doterobcn t1_jaep4ij wrote

Reply to ELI5: Why aren't babies 9 months old when they are born? by Best_Bug4471

We as a society have decided that the time you spend inside your mother does not count as your age, and that's why we celebrate Birth Days to mark the passing of each year.
We could get more medical or scientific and say that while you're inside the uterus, you're still developing as a human being and you're not formed 100%, so we decide that when you get out, it's because you're fully formed and ready to rock the world.
In Korea if i recall correctly they are 1 year older because they account for this time, but again, it's a decision as a society.

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doterobcn t1_j1vdo1l wrote

Reply to Eli5: How do we know we have souls? by Old_Selection5784

There is no scientific evidence or logical proof that the concept of a "soul" exists. The concept of a soul is a belief that comes from various religious and philosophical traditions. Some people believe in the existence of a soul because they find it personally meaningful or because it provides them with a sense of purpose or comfort. Others may reject the idea of a soul because they do not find it to be scientifically or logically plausible. Ultimately, whether or not someone believes in the existence of a soul is a matter of personal belief and faith, and it is not something that can be proven or disproven through scientific or logical means.

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doterobcn t1_iyaiyzg wrote

Reply to comment by Nub0fAllNubs in ELI5: Is homicide a crime? Or is murder, manslaughter, or infanticide crimes? by [deleted]

It is about that. You are confusing the definition of a word, versus the legal charges.
Homicide is a word that means killing of another human being.
Similarly, parricide is killing a familiar (usually your parents), or regicide, and so on and so forth.
Those are words with a meaning in the dictionary.

And then you get into the category of what kind of crime.
If you commit homicide but you're a soldier in a war, it is not a crime, but if you commit homicide, voluntarily it is a murder, but it's still homicide.

You're mixing two things.

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doterobcn t1_iyai6vp wrote

Reply to ELI5: Is homicide a crime? Or is murder, manslaughter, or infanticide crimes? by [deleted]

Homicide is the killing of one person by another. This is a broad term that includes both legal and illegal killings. For example, a soldier may kill another soldier in battle, but that is not a crime.

The distinction between an illegal and legal killing is, therefore, the difference between murder and manslaughter.

Murder is a homicide that is the illegal killing of another person

Manslaughter is a homicide that is the unintentional killing of another person

This article has more details.

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