• werty@sh.itjust.works
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    20 hours ago

    Merriem webster includes

    the infliction of torture (as by rack or wheel.

    in the definition of torment. I really don’t understand how so many people in this thread think that this word usage is minimisation.

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      17 hours ago

      The attempted murder aspect of the incident outweighing the “torment” aspect in people’s minds, perhaps?