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What do you consider violent criminals?

Thieves? Drug users? Fences? Smugglers? Forgers? Vandals? Illegal immigrants? Heck, do you think being an arsonist makes you particularly likely to stab a guy in prison?

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All of your listed crimes are not violent crimes in themselves, although any and all can commit violence in the course of their "profession" in which case, yes, they are now violent criminals.

What are you saying? Just because they could be violent means they are violent?

There's no profession where someone couldn't act violently.

You folks are trying real hard to put words in my mouth. My parent asked if I thought those were violent crimes; I said no. I also added that if they commit violence in the course of those crimes, then yes they are now violent criminals. Maybe it was unnecessary extra commentary, but do you disagree with either of these statements?

I should try the words-in-mouth game, it seems fun.

Are you trying to say just because they aren't automatically violent, means they can't be violent? How could you say a thing like that? You are such a foolish person.

Man, that was fun.

Oh my god, dude. I honestly didn't understand what you were getting at. I read more into the extra commentary than you intended.

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