Posted on 03/09/2019 5:05:16 PM PST by Murtyo
Gardaí have confirmed that a man aged in his 20s remains in critical condition in hospital following a shooting in West Dublin, on Wednesday.
It is understood the man who is known to Gardaí was shot in the Briarwood area of Mulhuddart at approximately 5pm yesterday evening.
A criminal gets shot, and it is news?
I aged in my 20s. I also aged in my 30s and 40s as well.
Nope. Happens every day.
Last straw. We need to ban guns worldwide.
That bothered me, too - until I realized that it is actually less ambiguous than writing "a man in his 20s," since that doesn't specify age, and thus could instead be referring to weight ("between 20 and 30 kgs?!").
Still, the convention is that it refers to age, as "measured in your Earth years." ("Journey to Babel" reference)
Regards,
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