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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Quote:
Originally posted by Dorito2
Many people prefer the term 'homicide bombers' to 'suicide bombers' not because it is a bombing with the unique aim of killing people, but because the term 'suicide bomber' clearly focuses on the death of the bomber him- or herself.
Instead of focusing on the death and destruction cause, 'suicide bomber' seems to focus on the one who did it, and ignore the damage. Lots of people think that's not where the focus should lie. I also tend to agree with it. Perhaps not with 'homicide bomber' but I do agree that using 'suicide bomber' does seem to focus on the person who commited the bombing.
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sorry not for me, it implies quickly and easily that the bomber is DEAD gave up his/her life upon detination. Put the sentence together and it makes sense, just read the bit and you're right it doesn't. Headline reads Suicide Bomber Attacks Cafe, does not imply the focus is on him, the focus is on the bomb that exploded in the cafe. In fact, then it truly implies that there is no need to seek out someone else, unlike a car bomber etc, because in reality a car bomber is also a homicide bomber, the focus isn't that it was a car that killed people but the method of attack.
It's just like people to change the language into something silly. I do no DEPLANE to get off the plane, I don't PLANE to get one. I embark onto a plane. I disembark from the plane.
call a spade a spade and stop dumbing it down is what i say.
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