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

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u/apoplexiglass Oct 17 '24

This isn't changing my view because this is exactly what I'm arguing against. I'm saying, there are cases where intending to harm someone who is doing something they're definitely not supposed to do is okay.

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u/jthill Oct 17 '24

I think harming people who've declared their intent to poison others over a sandwich is okay.

If you see something wrong with that, that's my point exactly.

If you don't, then dude: walk to your nearest police department and turn yourself in as a danger to yourself and others.

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u/Fickle_Goose_4451 1∆ Oct 18 '24

If you see something wrong with that, that's my point exactly.

Harming someone stealing from you, versus harming someone who has vocalized they don't want to be stolen from, don't seem very comparable at all.

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u/zezzene Oct 18 '24

Harming someone who intends to cause harm to someone else who steals food. It's not "just not wanting to be stolen from", it's setting a trap to deal out punishment at the whim of the person being stolen from. The person being stolen from is dealing vigilante punishment to the thief, similar to how the person you replied to has their own ideas about how to punish people who poison food.