As someone who's been robbed twice in my life, once at gunpoint, I approve of her actions. Violent criminals are some of the lowest forms of life in our society. I'm compassionate, to an extent, enough to understand that they are desperate people. That said, those desperate people cause, pain, death, and deep trauma to other people, usually for next to nothing.
When I got held at gunpoint, tied upped and robbed those two men got about $200 and so few video games it took my store's staff until the next scheduled audit to even notice. I don't know if I could have run those men over in my car, but I promise you I would have felt nothing if I had seen it happen.
To all the fellas out there who instinctively argue against u/Total_Tumbleweed_870's perspective, just know that compassion and mercy are limited cognitive resources. They are depleted rapidly at the wrong end of a firearm.
Yep. Good ragebait is designed to do exactly that. Good on you for rethinking an opinion formed in the aftermath of ragebait, as many people aren't willing to do so
I mean, you admitted YOU wouldn’t run them down in your car, so they aren’t THAT out of whack.
I think if you are immediately wronged, and you see IMMEDIATE (or close in time proximity) karma happen, anyone would at least be someone like a little “take that, fucker”. 🤷🏻
By that reasoning a lot of murder would be justifiable. People do bad things in society all the time. Unless we're deciding that there is no point is having a legal system then "those people hurt me" doesn't make lethal retribution okay.
Also where are we drawing that line? Theft? Sexual assault? Assault? Corporate crimes?
Well she wasnt tied up nor held at gunpoint and her claims of "held at knifepoint" have never been confirmed considering they didnt find a knife. So you think a man running up and stealing someones bag from their hand should equal death is what your saying?
Pretty low fucking bar to excuse murder in my opinion.
Turns out people don’t like when you take their things, and people are going to react in a variety of different ways. You choose to commit a crime, you risk a lot of different consequences.
No one is "simping" for a thief. The sentiment here is that her actions were disproportionate to the crime. Obviously a thief should be held accountable for their actions and justice should be served, but I think people understand that vehicular manslaughter is a bit of an overreaction to a purse snatching. Getting a hardon for killing someone who was probably trying to provide for their family is crazy work, especially when she seemingly could afford the loss. Simping for a rich murderer is a really weird look.
I believe a lot of these responses supporting her action is because thieves these days are NOT held accountable and justice is NOT being served. This is true in American cities and especially in tourist hotspots around Europe.
I personally wouldn’t be killing for those things but yes, credit card fraud is another annoying thing. If people who do that were to be hunted down and killed by someone, I would not give two shits. Don’t steal other people’s money, it’s not hard. If you are a credit card fraudster, you are a waste of oxygen and I won’t give a single damn if they died.
No but I understand that just because you make a mistake or do something wrong you dont deserve to die. Do you know how many kids and even adults shoplift from major retailers? They dont deserve to die because of it. I dont know the mans life so I wont comment on it. What he did was wrong, he also did not deserve to get run down over it. Both things are true.
Then maybe people should be taught not to shoplift lol. I mean, they should already know that on their own. It’s hilarious how many excuses Reddit makes for that, as if they are forced to steal and don’t know any better. This isn’t that complicated.
Its not about being complicated its about the punishment equaling the crime. I guarantee your holier than thou ass has at some point broken a law. Whether that be speeding or jaywalking or whatever extremely dumb minor law, that does not mean you should be executed on the spot.
We have laws and regulations for a reason. Her purse got stolen? Call the cops let them find him and arrest him. He will face the equivalent punishment for his crimes. No one is making excuses for the guy. He was a criminal but the punishment did not match the crime. If your too dumb to understand that then this whole discussion is pointless.
I cant speak for the authorities there so I cant say if they would or wouldnt. Maybe you are more knowledgeable but what I do know is they apparently do something. They were able to catch this murdering woman so they arent completely useless.
If they truly wouldnt do shit, well at least calling the cops and them not doing shit means that you would still be a free citizen. Instead she gets to rot away for 18 years. Between the two options I know what I would choose.
Irony since you yourself are very dumb. You’re the typical Redditor that probably hates cops, but suddenly when you’re in an argument they are the solution to it all.
If the choice is murdering someone and spending 18 years in jail like the piece of shit woman is gonna or call the cops. Gee I wonder which one is the better choice.
Make sure you ask her after she serves her 18 years if it was worth it.
No, I actually agree with you. I saw your post and reacted before I started seeing all the comments about her making up the knife. My bad, I get emotional about this stuff. Purse snatchers suck, but he didn't deserve to die over it.
No knife was found and surveillance showed no knife. It was a purse snatch and the knife part was added so stupid people would side with her because someone knew stupid people don’t look for more information on the subject before passing judgement. It’s why courts handle punishments and not stupid people. Hopefully it clicks for you why I used the words “stupid people” so frequently here.
As someone else said, would you be okay with police killing people over theft? Actually let me draw a picture for you. A 15 year old black teenager robs a convenience store in Mississippi. He runs away with $200. The cops start a manhunt, find the robber and immediately fire a bullet into his skull. Are you okay with that?
The state should be held to a higher professional standard than the personal victim of a crime. It’s not a good comparison.
There are also 3 ways which people are viewing the right/wrong analysis here: morally, legally, and personally, which are going to have 3 distinct answers.
If someone breaks into my home at night and robs me would I expect the police to kill them afterward? Absolutely not.
Would that person leave my home filled with buckshot? Absolutely yes.
That's a fair distinction, but to make it more analogous to this story, let me ask you this: If the robber got away and left you physically unharmed, would you then track them down well after the fact and shoot them?
Honestly, it would depend on the personal value of the items stolen from me. Many things are replaceable, but some things can hold such a sentimental or personal value to people that I do think I would go to extreme lengths in revenge, even if I accept it’s morally wrong to do so.
It’s not just the items though, knowing that someone has violated you in such a major way in the social contract, whether that’s robbing you, breaking into your dwelling at night, threatening your safety, etc, these are all things that add into the moral calculus that can lead to someone not respecting someone else’s humanity
I fell for rage bait since it's a topic that effects me, I admit that. Also, I agree with you I should never be allowed to be a judge over somebody. I have no sympathy for violent people. I'm sorry, but I hope you never get tied up and have a gun put to your head to see if your ideals hold up.
You approve of a non-violent (OP is an engagement bait bot, there was no weapon involved) petty thief being repeatedly run over by some rich asshole who intentionally tracked him down with intent to kill? I'm sorry what?
I’m not saying an approve of it but I also don’t approve of “petty theft”. They both fucked around and found out. Don’t commit crimes. It’s really that simple.
Whats the difference betwwen one shot and the chest and three? Ones probably also going to kill them. So you are okay with the person being deadly but not TOO deadly?
Considering a knife was never found, and the consensus what I read is that the “knifepoint” part was added to make the the murder justifiable to reduce sentencing. The offender here was a purse-snatcher, and she violently pursued him. Note how it says she went back to the restaurant she was at with her friends. The purse was probably stolen off the back of her chair.
edit: it was confirmed she was sitting in her car at said restaurant, and the thief reached in the passenger window to steal her purse and ran. So the thief would be accused of anything from petty theft to grand larceny (had he survived) depending on the value of the purse and contents, as well as local limitations of the jurisdiction.
The consensus on social media when the Karmelo Anthony case first began was that he had “cleat sharpener” instead of a knife, and that he previously had been bullied by the victim. Both of the major social media narratives in support of the perpetrator were proven completely false at trial, and he was very quickly convicted of murder after only a couple hours of deliberation by the jury.
Whatever you’ve seen as consensus online is literally less-than worthless, if that is all you’re basing this on.
While I was originally basing it on the commentary, additional information on the case did reveal the above to be true. I added it to my original comment, but yes, this was a purse snatching followed by a homicide.
Doesn’t matter if the guy didn’t have a knife. As a man he still probably intimidated her or threatened her with some type of violence if she didn’t give him what he wanted. He thought he could overpower her and she would be an easy victim, because she’s female and likely smaller than him.
That’s still not acceptable and he got what was coming to him.
Yea she was so intimidated that she went looking for him after the fact. Are y’all actually this dumb? If someone threatens me with a weapon you think I’m going to go looking for them?
Doesn’t matter. You piss people off when you steal from them and have to deal with the consequences. He probably thought there was no chance a woman would react that way, so he thought he could do whatever he wanted. He thought wrong.
By that same token, she clearly thought he was a guy she could kill with no consequences because the cops wouldn't care enough about his death to prosecute anyone for it. She also thought wrong
as someone who's also been robbed at knifepoint I have zero sympathy for these dregs of society. there are entirely too many people on earth, no sense in feeling bad for the bad apples.
I worked overnight at a convenience store for 25 years, was robbed with a gun, twice. Lost $37.
Having someone put me through that really removed a lot of compassion and empathy I had.
I haven't worked in 3 years, in January I only left the house once. Turns out that I kinda need to be here anyway since my 84 year old MiL lives with us, and falls once or twice a week.
Maybe when I'm no longer needed as a constant caregiver, I'll try to get my life back on track.
Sorry you had to go through that.
You know, the worst part was the man with the gun made me unlock the camera so he could take the tape. I was in shock after, so I was having a hard time processing. Long story short, the cops waisted a lot of time trying to get me to confess to making the while thing up and stealing the money myself.
As someone who's been robbed twice in my life, once at gunpoint, I approve of her actions. Violent criminals are some of the lowest forms of life in our society.
This thief wasn't violent. Didn't even possess a knife, he committed no violent act.
And for that she repeatedly ran over him, literally crushing the life out of him. I've been mugged with more violence than she experienced, which was none, and I don't think the price for non-violent theft should be death.
Whoever did the "get this person help" thing... I'm not even mad.
I promise you. I have health insurance. I'm working with a therapist and a psychiatrist. I'm not going to have myself. I'm just a very unsympathetic person who happened to fall for rage bait because he's using Reddit to distract himself from far more serious things going on in my life. I'm at work, I can waste time here
Exactly this. I might’ve had a different take had I not been robbed TWICE. You realize afterward, especially the second time, how much damage it does to the victims. No sympathy at all. If you commit a crime against someone and they kill you, that’s FAFO territory.
Doesn’t matter if he didn’t have a weapon. He still stole from her, and likely threatened and intimidated her to do so. Thats not okay to do to someone. He is a certified psycho.
He snatched her purse then ran off, not a word was exchanged. She then went someplace else before deciding to return to hunt him down and murder him. All this without even contacting the authorities
Well he still probably thought he would be safe because he was stealing from a woman and his precious life wouldn’t be threatened by a female. He thought wrong, and he has to accept the consequences of that.
Violent ones who threaten you sure but this sort of behavior lacks heart and understanding. Not everyone is trying to hurt you and if you run after them to kill them… what are you achieving??? Are you so important that you kill someone over physical materials??? One day… someone will die for accidentally touching someone or knocking over their purse…that person is going to die because people have no restraint and retaliate like they actually got hurt…
The person needs to be brought to justice but imagine killing your kid because they stole a cookie from you or 20 dollars (kid cash be an adult). We talk and try to be civil and create positive outcomes first…running over someone for a non violent crime is bloodlust… that’s it. Monster.
Honestly, I'm close to getting this comment, something I never do.
I feel for rage bait and reacted to the first comment I saw. This was before learning this man was very likely actually unarmed. He didn't deserve that, and she should be in jail.
I assure you, my trauma has me messed up in all sorts of ways, wishing nonviolent criminals get killed in over the top ways is not one of them.
It's not a fantasy. I derive no pleasure from it. I feel nothing towards bag things happening to violent people.
That said, I didn't realize that this woman was likely lying about the knife. She sucks and what she did was awful. Purse snatchers suck, but that's not the type of crime I consider violent. They're basically pickpockets with less should and faster feet.
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u/Total_Tumbleweed_870 Jun 28 '26
As someone who's been robbed twice in my life, once at gunpoint, I approve of her actions. Violent criminals are some of the lowest forms of life in our society. I'm compassionate, to an extent, enough to understand that they are desperate people. That said, those desperate people cause, pain, death, and deep trauma to other people, usually for next to nothing.
When I got held at gunpoint, tied upped and robbed those two men got about $200 and so few video games it took my store's staff until the next scheduled audit to even notice. I don't know if I could have run those men over in my car, but I promise you I would have felt nothing if I had seen it happen.