• adr1an@programming.dev
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    4 hours ago

    What about a pickpocket that stole a stupid iPhone from a rich teen who would get a new one the very next day? And, in some less frequent cases, the pickpocket may have had actual needs like buying medicine…

    That’s the reason we have a judicial system. Not even police are supposed to do harm, only prevent harm and bring into justice system.

    I know the system has many flaws. That’s beyond the point. Those who prefer to go vigilante are calling for making it worse. Specially if we take into account the effects of inequality on a hands-on self-service judicial approach…

    • Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 hour ago

      How’s the pickpocket to know the person in question’s situation? That’s one of the top justifications scammers in india use as to why they pretend what they do is reasonable. But reality is they don’t know, and they don’t care. They’ll steal from anyone.

    • Zron@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Are you actually defending thieves?

      Why can’t the pickpocket go get a job and buy his own damn iPhone. My stuff is mine, you try to take it and I’ll hit you. This is like basic human behavior.

    • 5in1k@lemmy.zip
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      What about a pickpocket that stole a stupid iPhone from a rich teen who would get a new one the very next day? And, in some less frequent cases, the pickpocket may have had actual needs like buying medicine…

      Fuck Em.

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      4 hours ago

      But the judicial system famously doesn’t differentiate between people doing what they need to for good reasons and those doing it for bad reasons…

    • Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org
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      3 hours ago

      I know the system has many flaws. That’s beyond the point.

      That isn’t beyond the point. That is the point.

      Also you can make up sob stories about those people all day if you want to. Got nothing to do with reality but if you like to feel sad for them knock yourself out.