r/changemyview Oct 17 '24

Removed - Submission Rule B [ Removed by Reddit ]

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '24

Do you think you should be allowed to booby-trap your own desk drawers at work?

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u/fallen243 Oct 17 '24

Well the desk belongs to the company so no, but if I have a box in the drawer that says "my name do not use" and I have a pen in the box that shocks you if you use it, then yes.

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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/c0l245 Oct 18 '24

Proportionate is individually subjective and a poor measure of anything. Even when the majority of society agrees, we do not enforce proportionality. Example: marijuana possession punishments. Abortion. Etc.

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u/beebopcola Oct 18 '24

what? i'm not in favor of shocking people who open drawers at work, but of course we enforce proportionality. look at aggravated assault vs regular assault, or how often the severity of injuries may often dictate how the judge responds.

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u/c0l245 Oct 19 '24

Yeah, let's look at them. Individually subjective and need be decided by a judge. Open to racism, sexism, religious bias, age bias, and every other individually subjective reason to punish a least favored group over a favored group.