Cop-out

(n) - an excuse to injure or kill someone that only works if you're a law enforcement officer: it gets a cop out of trouble.

"I feared for my life when he reached for his wallet,' is such a cop-out."

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Thoughts and prayers

An expression of indifference to tragedy intended to seem empathetic.

Hollow gestures trivializing loss.

"Yes, I know you want action to keep shooting sprees from happening to someone else. I'll send thoughts and prayers."

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