RE: How the fuck is there a statute of limitations for rape in New York?
October 17, 2016 at 4:05 pm
(October 17, 2016 at 1:06 pm)Vic Wrote:(October 17, 2016 at 12:38 pm)Drich Wrote: ....Truly I do not understand the statement.. What do you have to be sorry for?
To me this is disingenuous.. You can't be sorry and mean it as you had nothing to do with the circumstances.(you just found out about it) You cant apologize for society or the community as you are not in a position to speak for it...
To me this is pity.
You simply feel bad this happened and feel a need to say something..
This is what you call empathy. It's a basic human skill that allows for societies to function. It would be pity if it involved a low opinion of the person you're being empathetic towards.
actually no.. Pity and compassion are synonymous.
The two words are literally used to define each other.
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pit·y
ˈpidē/
noun
noun: pity
1.
the feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the suffering and misfortunes of others.
com·pas·sion
kəmˈpaSHən/
noun
noun: compassion; plural noun: compassions
sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
You guys are arrogant if you think I don't know the meaning of the words. I simply asked CL to define those words as I do not understand her use of compassion so removed from the act. She wasn't responsible for it in any way shape or form nor did her words as far as I could determine show anything but pity.. So then inlight of what we (Cl and I) were discussion I was asking if there was some other reason besides and exhibition of pity did she intend when she offer her words... Then I asked why?
Why? because I see that as an offensive act. In other cultures say Korean, pitying someone in a similar situation could be construed as an offensive act. So I was wondering if she even knew why she said what she said or was it just a cultural reaction.
