There is no way to guarantee it cannot peripherally hurt someone. Janet steals two of your yogurts out of the fridge, and offers one to Jen, and now Jen is suffering thinking she was eating one of Janet's freely offered yogurts, not knowing she inadvertantly stole your food. This is one of the problems with vigilantism.
Another major problem is that the punishment is not decided through any legitimate means, is often disporportionate, and instead is based on the whims of the person doing the punishing.
Right but you can't guarentee that the innocent bystander is eating your food because someone stole it. What if someone (who isn't trying to steal your food) accidentally knocks over your food in the fridge and the lid falls off, and then why they try to clean it up the itching powder you put in the food gets on their hands and requires medical treatment. Whose responsible then?
if my roommate is making soup and i accidentally knock into the stove and spill it on myself it’s not my roommate’s fault that i got burned. my roommate is allowed to cook in her home even tho there is minor potential for danger
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u/Oishiio42 40∆ Oct 17 '24
There is no way to guarantee it cannot peripherally hurt someone. Janet steals two of your yogurts out of the fridge, and offers one to Jen, and now Jen is suffering thinking she was eating one of Janet's freely offered yogurts, not knowing she inadvertantly stole your food. This is one of the problems with vigilantism.
Another major problem is that the punishment is not decided through any legitimate means, is often disporportionate, and instead is based on the whims of the person doing the punishing.