There is a big difference, actually. We do not punish heaps of sand. Society should move beyond everything that is analogous to killing an entire family for the careless cruelty of one member.
“It especially annoys me when racists are accused of ‘discrimination.’ The ability to discriminate is a precious faculty; by judging all members on one ‘race’ to be the same, the racist precisely shows himself incapable of discrimination.” — Christopher Hitchens
There is a big difference, actually. We do not punish heaps of sand. Society should move beyond everything that is analogous to killing an entire family for the careless cruelty of one member.
“It especially annoys me when racists are accused of ‘discrimination.’ The ability to discriminate is a precious faculty; by judging all members on one ‘race’ to be the same, the racist precisely shows himself incapable of discrimination.”
— Christopher Hitchens
I cannot see what your reply has to do with my comment or the OP.