tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post8763439932458772911..comments2023-08-14T16:35:49.756+01:00Comments on Cruella-blog: The R-WordCruellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03446805038957924958noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post-52480615281806662112007-06-22T13:37:00.000+01:002007-06-22T13:37:00.000+01:00My out-loud reaction to reading this story was def...My out-loud reaction to reading this story was definitely something the judge wouldn't have accepted in court.<BR/><BR/>It's a whole different world that judges and politicians live in - no rape, only sex; no wars, only "police actions"; no "you are lying", only "the honourable genetleman is being economical with the truth".<BR/><BR/>The judge in conversations with the counsels can indulge in legal jargon as much as he likes - I fail to see how justice is served by denying civilians the right to use well-understood direct words to describe what happened to them.<BR/><BR/>The more euphemism, the more people are distanced. And so rape and war become less abhorent and easier to commit.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103651970861727267noreply@blogger.com