• CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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      1 month ago

      Instead of arming civilians for vigilantism pressure should be put on the government to deal with the root causes of criminal behaviour.

      As far as I was aware the legal punishment for theft wasn’t the death penalty, but here you are saying a citizen dealing out that punishment without a judge or jury isn’t only acceptable but should be actively encouraged.

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        1 month ago

        Instead of arming civilians for vigilantism pressure should be put on the government to deal with the root causes of criminal behaviour.

        Sure, I advocate for that too. Until then…

        As far as I was aware the legal punishment for theft wasn’t…

        There’s one weird trick to not being shot for stealing shit.

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          There’s one weird trick to not being shot for stealing shit.

          You’re just trying to deflect from my statement:
          The criminal punishment for theft is not the death penalty, and you are actively encouraging vigilantism issuing death sentences without a judge or jury.

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            1 month ago

            I don’t care. Like I said, in some states you can employ deadly force to keep someone from making off with your shit. I do not value those people more than my property. Straight up. I’m not deflecting or side stepping or mincing words. They’re trash and I do not morn them should they be shot and killed during the course of taking things that aren’t theirs.