I was wondering...

[Omoc]

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[bigcakes]

that is interesting.
kbye
john

[murkar]

lol good answer cakes.
I think assassinated is reserved for political figures.
Like, if the pope was murdered he would be murdered, but if a senator is murdered it's an assassination.

[Omoc]

Well i think pope could be assasinated

Speaking hipoteticly of course

[bigcakes]

i know i have the best answers hahaha. but i think if i heard the pope was killed i would call it an assassination. prolly anyone u have ever heard of on national news is someone who is assassinated not murdered.
kbye
john

[murkar]

Maybe you have to be a world figure. John Lennon was assassinated.

[bigcakes]

john lennon was the man thats why

[MGZ]

assassinate

To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons.

[bigcakes]

so anyone whos the man.
kbye
john

[murkar]

What if I'm the man and I'm murdered for personal reasons? Is it still assassination because my death has political implications, or is it murder?

[bigcakes]

i think it would be assassination if u were the man.
kbye
john

[murkar]

What if I wasn't the man and I was killed for political reasons? It still fits the definition but whose ever heard of someone unpopular being assassinated? Low lever politicians have political implication but they're still murdered instead of assassinated.

[semper]

matter of perspective. If my great aunt ruby is killed by someone, to me it may be assasinated, to the police it may just be murder. Everything is perception.

[Omoc]

Semper, do you accept one on one chalanges in debate?

[~Zekk~]

I always thought you could only be assassinated if you were killed by a hired assassin.

meh, i don't really care. death is death, no matter what you call it.