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HexCat wrote

I don't think ziq is saying all isolated force is ok, but that it's a completely different thing than having power or authority over another. If I'm with someone and they are about to walk into traffic or something, then physically stopping them (note that it doesn't even matter whether they are an adult or child) isn't a display of power or authority over them in the way that a capitalist business owner would command an employee. Of course, there are all kinds of grey areas that can be argued, but I feel most situations where someone is inadvertently going to get hurt at a moment's notice or is already hurt and needs help immediately are pretty clear cut.

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