On the one hand, super illegal. On the other hand, fuck thieves. Unless they're stealing from a multimillion dollar company then it's a victimless crime.
My rule is if it's food I look the other way. But if it's for profit, fuck them. Sure steal an apple or orange off my tree, but if you steal something of value you are asking for trouble.
Ok but imagine "hey dad wheres the white cooler i need it for something" "its in the boat" "dad why are there razor blades all over the fucking cooler?!?!" I agree, fuck thieves. But theres a bunch of other people you are going to hurt first, unless you are specifically leaving this out as bait and at that point fuck you, you just want to inflict harm.
If people could with 100% certainty booby trap objects to inflict harm on thieves like porch pirates, I guarantee you more people would do it for the sole purpose of inflicting harm. Fuck thieves.
I'm of the opinion, depending on what is being stolen from me, I would weigh whether I should kill the thief, attempt to stop them, or let them go.
Something precious that is connected to my wellbeing and livelihood, I would probably kill the thief. I'd rather sit in prison for murder than live with the knowledge the thief is benefitting from me by my property or by the charges they pressed against me if I attempted to subdue them.
No, I don't rate thieves very high in society or in humankind when they are just opportunistic assholes that do not need to steal in order to survive. This would include intentional wage theft.
Call me cold.
But if someone steals diapers and a loaf of bread from a multibillion dollar chainstore, I didn't see anything.
I've lived my entire life in poverty. I've had to fight and shed blood, sweat and tears for everything I own. I saved for years to build my new pc recently. I will defend everything I own with lethal force, because it's all irreplaceable. Damn the consequences.
I will defend everything I own with lethal force, because it's all irreplaceable. Damn the consequences.
This sounds like the kind of perspective you'd end up regretting if someone stole your PC and you shot them in the back as they tried to run away, and you ended up spending 20+ years in jail for murder.
Like yeah, if you worked really really hard to earn enough to get your PC it's worth a lot to you, but more than decades of freedom?
I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure if you chased a thief out of your house and shot them in the back as they ran away down the street, it wouldn't count as self defense.
But besides, what does it matter whether it counts as self defense if you're willing to kill anyone trying to steal from you, "damn the consequences"? If you truly believe that, wouldn't you be willing to do 20+ years in jail to get revenge on someone trying to steal something of yours?
I know everyone on Reddit has to try and 1up everyone else for good boy points, but I really don't care. I'm not trying to have a discussion on morality. I'm not going to suddenly change my mind and neither are you.
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u/EscapismIsLife 5d ago
On the one hand, super illegal. On the other hand, fuck thieves. Unless they're stealing from a multimillion dollar company then it's a victimless crime.