Nathan wrote:
Whatever it is, it isn't capitulation. Its a recognition of reality (or a perception of it, since there is disagreement on the actual danger). If its raining outside, you wear a raincoat or take an umbrella. If its snowing, you put on boots. If you're a cop, you wear a uniform. If pictures on the 'net is dangerous, you don't post them.
This is indeed increasingly tangential, so I won't enter an extended debate nor try to provoke one, but in my book, it *is* capitulation. (But it's all about how you come down on those "if"s, and picking your battles, and stuff.)