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In the same vein was an incident where an improperly localized phone in Turkey caused a sent message to arrive with different characters, with very different meaning, and the fallout was two deaths [1], discussed here [2]

[1] https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=73

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9900758

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> There are several lessons to take away from this tragedy. One is that localization is a good thing. Another is that it is best not to kill people who make you angry until you have carefully investigated the situation

wise wise words

The person that was killed was the person who started the violence, the wife. I would posit that instead physically attacking someone who comes over to apologize, you should try listening first.

Also, if your wife and her family are that crazy, give them time to cool down before you put yourself in that situation...

the father was the one who stirred the pot and misinterpreted the text -- blame him.

and this was an estranged wife, which sometimes leads to murders in the US and other places. they were looking for a reason to be pissed at him.

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