[GENERAL] inconstistent inheritance in 7.1?

[Louis-David Mitterrand]

Why does a SELECT apply to all tables, including inherited ones and not
UPDATEs or DELETEs? Is there a way to UPDATE a whole table hierarchy in
one fell swoop?

TIA

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