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Sun Nov 1, 2015, 10:02 AM

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Be more respectful and call him or her "the person who stole my bicycle" rather than a "criminal" [View all] Liberal_in_LA Oct 2015 OP

Call me a bluff old traditionalist Nye Bevan Oct 2015 #1

Sure, but isn't precision worthwhile? Chan790 Oct 2015 #2

How about "thief?" Warpy Oct 2015 #7

That was my first thought as well independentpiney Oct 2015 #29

I'd say: Yes, "thief" is more taxonomically accurate. Chan790 Oct 2015 #34

"Thief" is a subset of "criminal" 1939 Oct 2015 #37

I'm arguing that makes it a useless word in nearly every context due to imprecision. n/t Chan790 Oct 2015 #38

But you would have no trouble calling everything a "tank" 1939 Oct 2015 #48

No. I'd be the guy being critical of calling everything a "tank." Chan790 Oct 2015 #50

If we're talking about a stolen bike pintobean Oct 2015 #13

Sure, in the same sense that we're both people. Chan790 Oct 2015 #33

Context matters. pintobean Oct 2015 #35

Not confused. Chan790 Oct 2015 #39

I bet that goes over big at parties. pintobean Oct 2015 #45

Do I strike you as the sort of person that goes to those kinds of parties? Chan790 Oct 2015 #51

No, not at all pintobean Oct 2015 #52

More edges than bismuth, m80. JackInGreen Oct 2015 #53

You are, alas, mistaken, confusing "details" with "better." "Criminal" is the general term; THEN can WinkyDink Oct 2015 #56

I'm suggesting something akin to that. Chan790 Oct 2015 #70

Good luck! (BTW, I am not against precise language. I banned the word "thing" from students' WinkyDink Nov 2015 #71

"Butt-stink." It was a bike, after all. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #62

Technically, there is no criminal until a conviction. morningfog Oct 2015 #8

Tell that to the prosecutor jberryhill Oct 2015 #28

I disagree. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #47

Wrong. As I said, any number of circumstances could make it morningfog Oct 2015 #64

Nope, not wrong. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #65

Perhaps a better word for the thief would be "asshole" world wide wally Oct 2015 #3

I prefer "ownership-impaired" nt Xipe Totec Oct 2015 #14

Only someone with money, who has never been a victim of crime could ever entertain such a daft Monk06 Oct 2015 #4

+1000 smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #15

BBFTS for the win !! Monk06 Oct 2015 #69

Well, typically a "criminal" is someone who has repeatedly done crimes and... AZ Progressive Oct 2015 #5

Ms. Cyril, no one's saying they're not human. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #6

+1000 smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #16

Great point. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #41

In other words "bullshit, bullshit and bullshit". smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #49

In my book, they are classified as a criminal. n/t Waldorf Oct 2015 #9

Please excuse my lack of sympathy and understanding for the dirtbag crooks who stole my bike; NBachers Oct 2015 #10

I'm pretty sure criminals are humans (nt) Recursion Oct 2015 #11

Until stealing bikes isn't a crime, someone who steals one is a criminal. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #12

I'm willing to bet Ms. Cyril would have a different attitude if her stuff was stolen. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #17

So is she going to tell us next that it's disrespectful to call people who smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #18

Criminals get no respect from me. bigwillq Oct 2015 #19

My friend had his bike stolen while we ate at burger king when I was a kid. NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #20

How about scumbag motherbleeper....criminal is being too nice IMHO. ileus Oct 2015 #21

So now calling someone who steals a criminal is not PC. B Calm Oct 2015 #22

I think there should also be empathy for the person who lost their bike kcr Oct 2015 #23

I've known people that were that lost in the ozone. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #25

Malkia Cyril is an idiot. GGJohn Oct 2015 #24

No! She is a person who is an idiot. Thank you. elehhhhna Oct 2015 #26

You're right. Thanks for the clarification. eom. GGJohn Oct 2015 #27

No, she's a person who is right. jberryhill Oct 2015 #31

LOL. GGJohn Oct 2015 #32

Everyone's a person who talks like a comedian jberryhill Oct 2015 #30

It is a slippery slope when you over-PC activity that clearly falls into a category of stealing. Baitball Blogger Oct 2015 #36

Many years ago, H2O Man Oct 2015 #40

BWAHAHA! FLPanhandle Oct 2015 #42

lol Go Vols Oct 2015 #43

The only good to come out of this article is learning about Next Door GoneOffShore Oct 2015 #44

The young gentleman who held me up... meaculpa2011 Oct 2015 #46

"young"? Are you an AGIST?! WinkyDink Oct 2015 #57

Batshit crazy. hifiguy Oct 2015 #54

To commit a CRIME is, ergo, to be a CRIMINAL. I am sick of DULL-WITTED nincompoops! WinkyDink Oct 2015 #55

I have no problem calling a criminal a criminal, but why did the guy they quoted feel Squinch Oct 2015 #58

Because victimhood is a rhetorical trump card? Recursion Oct 2015 #59

My mind went more toward the idea that he was telling us, "well, yeah I'm white... Squinch Oct 2015 #61

When I use the word 'criminal' I always intend it to mean "a respect-worthy human petronius Oct 2015 #60

Anyone here who sympathizes with criminals has never been a victim of a serious crime AZ Progressive Oct 2015 #63

This is the kind of shit that makes it hard to be a lefty. 11 Bravo Oct 2015 #66

Fucking A TransitJohn Nov 2015 #76

Malkia Cyril is off base here discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2015 #67

If a criminal is a criminal is a criminal loyalsister Oct 2015 #68

Besides terminology, WTH is up with "be more respectful"? I HATE when cops call suspects "gentlemen" WinkyDink Nov 2015 #72

Im reminded of this thread Quackers Nov 2015 #73

It's not only wrong, it's doubleplusungood! nt Buns_of_Fire Nov 2015 #74

Oh Jesus Fucking Christ TransitJohn Nov 2015 #75

Wouldn't it be better to call him a brute? B Calm Nov 2015 #77