It's not my view that he hasn't been charged or convicted, it is an objective fact.
What is the definition of violence?
> behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
What is the definition of violence?
> behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
You've already conceded that words can hurt people (Alex Jones), so why are you trying to backpedal that now?
Equating money losses with violence dilutes the term, and has a history of slipping into hurt feelings and blasphemy being tantamount to violence. There are crimes which may rise to the severity of violence. That doesn’t make them violence. Alex Jones incited violent. He, himself, was never violent. SBF perpetuated a massive fraud. He has not been connected with any violence.
I don't see him excusing himself by explaining that regulators aren't real, they're just actors playing a role in an evil New World Order conspiracy to take people's guns away, and if he does, I don't see the NYT Dealbook summit attendees being the sort of people that turn up on their doorsteps as a result. And FTX is far too dead for him to harm people's wallets any further by persuading them to park their money in it.
Is 1 murdered person better or worse than the long term impact of two or even one person becoming destitute enough that their movements have long term impact on another?