At times there is confusion and contradiction about nonviolence, harmlessness and passivity. She named it 'Ahimsa' after the term used by Gandhi meaning "harmlessness". Harmlessness is the absence of harm. Also, reassure the patient of the relative harmlessness of the sting. In a wider sense "salam" means harmlessness, safety and protection from evil and from faults. Generally, defendants do not raise harmlessness unless the government does so. People tend to associate baby-faced people with impotence and harmlessness.