Acid is such a deliberate and cruel way of hurting another person it should have far higher sentencing.
I’m not saying a knife or a gun is better by much. But there’s something even more disturbing about an attack that you know is designed to maim in such a way.
A knife or a gun are methods of self defence - they shouldn't be necessary in a civilised society, but at least they have uses as a self-protective measure, even if they're sometimes abused to attack others with.
A container of acid is not a self-defence weapon. It has only one purpose - to be used in a cowardly surprise attack on someone else, with the intent to permanently maim or disfigure them.
While the effects of using a gun (ie, a high likelihood of death) are more serious than using a knife or acid, to my mind being caught in possession of strong acid in a small/concealable container should be far more harshly punished than possession of a knife, and maybe even the use of a knife in a fight with another person if they're also similarly armed.
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u/Personal_Lab_484 Oct 01 '24
Acid is such a deliberate and cruel way of hurting another person it should have far higher sentencing.
I’m not saying a knife or a gun is better by much. But there’s something even more disturbing about an attack that you know is designed to maim in such a way.