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Originally Posted by OldMarksman
Check the timelines in your history books.
The term "political correctness" speaks to a relatively recent one. But the need for the triers of fact to weigh every indication of a possibly criminal state of mind is as old as human jurisprudence itself.
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The splitting of hairs.
"political correctness " is indeed a recent term but can and is applied to events throughout recorded history due to the evolutionary nature of language.
The "triers of fact" have, to a large extent, been conditioned by political correctness to denial of the extreme human survival instinct.
Jurors in a shooting case, for the most part, will not be pro gun or anti gun as the defense and prosecution dismiss potential jurors biased againt their case. These jurors are sometimes easily swayed by words descibing the true nature of survival, but make no mistake, allow one of these triers of fact who are shocked by the discriptive words of survival be atacked with force and they will change, instantly. All of their civility will disappear and they will rip the jugular vien from their attacker with their teeth if necessary in order to survive.
Politically correct words are only for those sitting comfortably in an air conditioned room discussing civility.