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minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up63·7 days ago Furthermore, Kirk was an influencer activist, and not an elected official. Exactly. Not an assassination. I hate that people keep calling it that.
minus-squarephx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·7 days agoI’ve never heard being elected official as a criteria for the term, the dictionary definition of assassination is “the premeditated act of killing someone suddenly or secretively, especially a prominent person.” And there have been plenty of non-electoral assassinations, including those by (or of) mob figures, journalists, and many others.
minus-squareUnderwaterbob@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoDoesn’t the act of assassination require that the killer be an assassin? ie someone paid to kill people.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 days agoIt’s still an assassination. The definition is broad enough to include the killing of any public figure by surprise attack.
minus-squareOneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 days agoYeah, I hear people refer to John Lennon’s killing as an assassination. He wasn’t a politician, just a public figure.
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoHe was more popular than Jesus, so that checks out. I highly doubt Kirk even had a security crew of note. Doesn’t have one now, though! 😂 😂 😂
Exactly. Not an assassination. I hate that people keep calling it that.
I’ve never heard being elected official as a criteria for the term, the dictionary definition of assassination is
“the premeditated act of killing someone suddenly or secretively, especially a prominent person.”
And there have been plenty of non-electoral assassinations, including those by (or of) mob figures, journalists, and many others.
Doesn’t the act of assassination require that the killer be an assassin? ie someone paid to kill people.
It’s still an assassination. The definition is broad enough to include the killing of any public figure by surprise attack.
Yeah, I hear people refer to John Lennon’s killing as an assassination. He wasn’t a politician, just a public figure.
He was more popular than Jesus, so that checks out. I highly doubt Kirk even had a security crew of note. Doesn’t have one now, though! 😂 😂 😂