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bombelalast Sunday at 9:00 PM1 replyview on HN

nah they meant unlawful. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unlawful


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AlecSchuelerlast Monday at 12:04 PM

I know. It was a pity comment born out of my frustration with certain classes of offenders being labelled as "illegals" while others are granted human-first language like "unlawful citizens."

It wasn't a comment in keeping with the site guidelines but that was rooted in my continuing frustration with the community here denying the dehumanising nature of language like "illegals."

I'm aware of the definition of unlawful but thank you for your effort and apologies for the wasted time.