# Pitting Max\_S

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 8, 2022, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-max-s/959074 "2022-02-08T00:26:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-max-s/959074/147 "2022-03-10T05:34:31Z")

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When the law says emotional distress, and when you say emotional trauma, I assume we’re talking about trauma _disorders_. Not mere stress. The idea of a politician obtaining a restraining order and court damages just because someone is stressing them out is ridiculous, even if it is outright racism.

~Max

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