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amanasksaquestion t1_iqty5c9 wrote

You can only hit someone fatally once

For those lacking in understanding basic definitions Merriam-Webster definition 1a for fatal is ‘causing death’. Examples are a fatal crash a fatal disease and a fatal wound. All singular. Because once you’ve killed them you can’t kill them again.

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Isteppedinpoopy t1_iqtys8r wrote

Well then which of the three hits was the fatal one?

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fiftyeleventimes t1_iqu54xi wrote

Just to play this word game, it is completely possible to hit someone fatally three times--so long as there is a delay between the strike and death. So, if

Run over #1 - fatal in ten minutes; Run over #2 - fatal in eight minutes; Run over #3 - fatal in one minute;

then each strike was fatal but only the third killed the victim.

And also, fuck that guy.

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Then_Personality6928 t1_iqu34dn wrote

Not necessarily true. Each time you hit someone it may cause injuries that alone would not be fatal but taken in totality do cause death. Probably not in this case.

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kvossera t1_iqu83an wrote

Well in this case it seems that every hit produced fatal injuries independent of each other. The culmination of three consecutive fatal hits resulted in death.

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VanZandtVS t1_iqurk1n wrote

My brother in Christ, take your downvotes and learn to read the room. There's a time and a place for pedantry and thIs ain't it.

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amanasksaquestion t1_iqusanr wrote

Wait am I losing pretend internet points by being right? Say it ain’t do

Peace be with you as well

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JubeltheBear t1_iqu5x7q wrote

Is that what they taught you at online community college?

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lordreed t1_iquk2dv wrote

I don't think you thought this one through. You definitely can be hit fatally multiple times if the fatality isn't instant. Maybe you think all fatalities are instant, they aren't.

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morphballganon t1_iquf5zx wrote

Fatally (hitting minor 3 times), not fatally hitting minor (3 times)

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flapper_mcflapsnack t1_iqu383t wrote

Economy of words for news titles is more about general meaning and expects some reasonable defection to be made. Losing some precision to accommodate paucity of space is rational.

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