If I were to copy several thousand words on the definition of violence from dictionaries, legal journals, and law codes and paste them into this comment I would be wasting your time and decreasing your productivity, which is perfectly legal. If I punched you in the nose for being a sophist I'd be committing an act of violence, which is a felony and would get me arrested.
Feel free to consult the above-mentioned dictionaries and laws if you're still having trouble with the distinction.
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Date: 2014-04-11 08:56 pm (UTC)Feel free to consult the above-mentioned dictionaries and laws if you're still having trouble with the distinction.