I watched @SamHarrisOrg & @EricRWeinstein get mocked for suggesting that "milkshaking" is meant to demonstrate the target's vulnerability to arbitrarily nonlethal or lethal assaults. And now I'm watching law enforcement report that hooded men are mixing cement into milkshakes.https://twitter.com/PortlandPolice/status/1145106839618502656 …
Because the point isn't to leave a bruise. The point is to make the target wonder every time single something is thrown at them whether it's actually going to hurt or kill them. What else can be mixed into milkshakes?
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I think the fear argument is partially true, but should more credence be given to it just being about camouflaging a weapon? The “milkshake” is not obviously a weapon to police, is easily disposed of, the target sounds lame complaining about a “very hard milkshake”. Seems simpler
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I'm not sure what you're arguing, here...? Obviously, the intent to cause fear and the intent to cause harm aren't mutually exclusive.
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And a milkshake, including one with caustic cement invisibly mixed in, doesn't look like a weapon until it's used as one.
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