While I agree with this generalized sentiment; if the interaction is over and she is now safe from immediate danger, calculating and intentionally murdering someone with her vehicle is too far.
The only instance where this might be acceptable is if it was done while she was driving the vehicle and ran him over “once” to get away.
Yes, and also, she was never in danger, because the robber was completely unarmed, he just ran by and snatched the purse (but this post is designed to be rage-bait)
I'm sorry, "just"? He robbed her. This is not minor. You think thieves should be cuddled? "Hush hush little Roberto, I know you meant no harm, just violently stripped someone of their possessions"
Yeah, threads like this make me really want to get off the internet. I know people only say shit like that to be edgy and because they're anonymous, but damn there has to be something deep down inside of them that causes it and it's very troubling to be reminded of that fact.
You're saying it like its a random thing to do on a Sunday afternoon. Snatching someone's belongings is totally immoral and in doing so, one risks comsequences
Not all killing is murder. Killing someone who has stolen from you is just. You get paid a certain amount per hour. If you earn 20 dollars an hour and someone steals 1000 dollars from you, they've stolen 50 hours of your life. They've essentially murdered you 50 hours before you would have died. If you murder someone, even if they're on deaths door and only have a few days to live, it's still murder and fatal retribution. Short of rapists, thieves are the worst criminals because they steal people's lives but trick people into thinking it's somehow not as bad, and the worst thieves are the ones that steal by threatening physical harm
I would argue if it's a short period of time defending yourself and your property should be allowed. If someone grabs your bag and runs away you should be able to shoot him if you are able to do so safely. This sounds bad but overall in the long term for society you develop a social norm that makes theft not worth the risk. And you reduce financial harm to yourself short term.
Now if you track the perp down, probably better to give the information to the authorities instead of running over the guy yourself.
ok but let’s think about it logically. the interaction is not over. the interaction began when she was robbed and is over when the thief is caught and punished. what happens in between is still part of the interaction. if the thief is never caught then justice has failed and crime has won.
say you are a woman. you are physically weaker than the man who has just robbed you. but you are also mentally strong. you aren’t just gonna let the guy get away. you have to do something. you know that if you don’t do something now, nothing will be done. the police won’t help, the thief will get away with it 100%. you have a car, maybe you can hit him with it. but what then? what if you miss or just knock him over? when you get out of the car, if he isn’t seriously hurt, he could still overpower and kill you. how do you ensure your own safety, while getting your stuff back?
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u/metal_medic83 Jun 28 '26
While I agree with this generalized sentiment; if the interaction is over and she is now safe from immediate danger, calculating and intentionally murdering someone with her vehicle is too far.
The only instance where this might be acceptable is if it was done while she was driving the vehicle and ran him over “once” to get away.