Is that how it works? I always thought that attempt = try but failed. If it succeeds it's an assassination, not an assassination attempt (same as murder v attempted murder) (sincere question)

[–] Barabas@hexbear.net 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

When you do something in your nth attempt the last one is still included in the number of attempts. The reason for the different rubrics is to differentiate between failed and successful attempts (difference in scale between actually murdering someone or trying and failing to do so).

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 2 points 6 days ago

I see, thanks rat-salute-2

[–] context@hexbear.net 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

yeah, you can speak about "attempting" to do something before knowing the outcome, so i don't think failure is baked in. i can't really speak to the legal concept.

but the book also includes the lincoln assassination. i guess a book of only failed attempts was too thin even for a lego history coffee table book, so they had to pad it out a bit with the successful ones.

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 2 points 6 days ago

Ty for explanation o7