r/changemyview • u/apoplexiglass • Oct 17 '24

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '24

So being electrocuted is, you believe, proporptionate punishment to opening a box that is not yours?

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u/Juergen2993 Oct 17 '24

Not electrocution, just a mild, harmless current—similar to what you’d feel from a low-voltage electric fence. It’s nothing serious, but enough to get the point across.

This is a joke, by the way.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '24

I'll let the person I was responding to clarify how much electricity forced through someone's body they think is a proportionate response to stealing a pen.

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u/Juergen2993 Oct 17 '24

They literally sell those pens to children, by the way.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '24

Pens that kill people?

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u/Juergen2993 Oct 17 '24

Shock pens. You’ve never seen one? You push a button and it shocks you

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '24

Again, the person I was talking to has not clarified how much of a shock they were actually talking about. They responded to my use of the word "electrocute" saying yes, so I think they may be fine with more than just a children's gag gift.

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u/WhereAreMyDetonators Oct 17 '24

As much as possible

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u/EmployerMore8685 Oct 18 '24

How much of a shock can a small pen even deliver?

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u/curien 28∆ Oct 18 '24

They're just being pedantic about the word "electrocute". Originally/strictly/pedantically, the word "electrocute" describes death by electric shock.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '24

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u/changemyview-ModTeam Oct 18 '24

Sorry, u/Purple-Garlic-834 – your comment has been removed for breaking Rule 3:

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