A grainy image of his face drew comparisons to Hollywood heartthrobs. A jacket similar to the one he’s wearing on wanted posters is reportedly flying off the shelves. And the words written on the bullets he used to kill a man in cold blood on a sidewalk on Wednesday have become, for some people, a rallying cry.

Four days after a gunman assassinated a top health insurance executive in Midtown Manhattan and vanished, the unidentified suspect has, in some quarters, been venerated as something approaching a folk hero.

  • n3m37h@sh.itjust.works
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    7 个月前

    I don’t condone murder, but I also dont feel sad about a mass murderer being gunned down.

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      That’s pretty much what condone means. From MW:

      To overlook, forgive, or disregard (an offense) without protest or censure. synonym: forgive.

      From Cambridge:

      to ignore or accept behavior that some people consider wrong

      So you’re perhaps not encouraging it?

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        7 个月前

        Hmm… TIL The word condone means something slightly different than I thought.

        That said, one can still want a murderer to face justice while also not being upset about the victim death.

        But I suspect this story has quite few people realizing they do condone murder in some cases.

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          Yeah, I looked it up to be sure. Not to be a dick.

          And yeah, perhaps we should just condone condoning certain things and draw the line at encouraging or assisting?

        • Dragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzBanned from community
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          Justice for the Grin Reaper will be either jury nullification, or never being caught. If he were imprisoned or shot by cops, it would be an injustice. We shouldn’t lock up heroes.