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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
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Y'all do realize we English speakers sometimes use figures of speech and hyperbole to make rhetorical points, right? People say "they're getting away with murder" all the time about all sorts of things that don't involve the unlawful taking of human life. Saying it doesn't mean they literally see the thing on the same level as murder.
Nor does the fact of the thing NOT being on the same level mean that it isn't wrong and worthy of corrective attention.
That is "at least I didn't kill someone" is not a valid defense for violating other laws.