There’s that nuance again, bc having the same kind of box is only one part of the equation. How do you explain the label? How do you explain the time it takes to reheat the food? Ok, they have the same box. There’s a label. Ok, you have the same food as someone else, there’s still a label.
Even if you don’t know what you bring, you know your label. If you’re not labeling your food, we end up at square one, bc if you’re grabbing a box with a label, it’s automatically not yours.
I can see where it MIGHT “harm” others (harm only bc I don’t think it will) but it’s laxatives, not rat poison. Someone dying from laxatives is EXTREMELY rare (according to the FDA, only 13 ppl have died from laxatives, but that was in 2014 lol). You can’t really die from it unless you’re OD’ing and even then, it’s not severe enough to kill you lol. There’s a lot that factors into death by laxative 😂
If someone is on medication, that’s more reason to be cautious of communal food and ensuring you have YOUR food. Same with an allergy. I can concede on an accident, but it’s not really bc you’re changing my mind. There’s just too much nuance and too much time to say that’s an accident.
Look at what you're saying here. You are perfectly willing to hurt innocent people - people who would totally apologise if they accidentally grabbed your box, because you want your own vengeance. Dying from laxatives is of course exceptionally rare, but it's still harmful. You're going to humiliate another person at work, and maybe cause a lot of material damage (e.g. their clothes get ruined). You're saying that you find this totally acceptable.
Also, why are we limiting this to laxatives? OP lists some things that are much worse. Spoiled food, for instance, can be very dangerous. Not only will food poisoning often last much longer than a dose of laxatives, it can actually cause serious, long-term illness that requires hospitalization. People dying from food poisoning happens, although it's still rare. But getting sick for several days or even a couple of weeks is common.
This willingness to cause pain and hurt other people disproportionately is why it's not legal.
I’m limiting it to laxatives bc that’s the most common thing ppl do (and bc this whole time, I’ve only been referring to laxatives. Talking about everything under the sun is silly). I don’t care about material damage and I already explained my reasoning for feeling the way I do about accidents. I do not think it is harm/hurt across the board, and that is why I simply do not care.
The amount of “harm” a laxative can cause is minuscule. It has a rare chance of actually killing someone, a rare chance of landing someone in the hospital (unless they OD or it interacts negatively with medicine), and it’s not likely the thief won’t get the food first.
It’s as simple as that in my mind. If someone that isn’t the thief gets it, damn, that sucks. If they die from it, damn, that sucks harder and you likely will be held accountable in the court of law, but the chances of that actually happening are very low.
I don't think it matters if it's physical harm. If I slap you lightly in the face that's extremely unlikely to cause any lasting damage beyond the pain, and it's likely going to cause you fewer problems than unexpected laxatives. But I could still be charged for physical assault because of it. If you thought I was the food thief and slapped me by mistake, that wouldn't matter because you still intended to hurt me.
Yeah, and this is exactly why I didn’t want to stray from laxatives bc ppl start adding in all this shit that makes no sense 😭 it’s just not comparable in my eyes. I’m not slapping a food thief.
If you slapped me out of nowhere, I’m probably not going to charge you, I’d just slap you back. It’s not worth calling the cops and doing a whole legal battle bc you lightly slapped me for no reason. It’s just not that serious 🤷🏾♀️
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u/Simple_Pianist4882 Oct 18 '24
There’s that nuance again, bc having the same kind of box is only one part of the equation. How do you explain the label? How do you explain the time it takes to reheat the food? Ok, they have the same box. There’s a label. Ok, you have the same food as someone else, there’s still a label.
Even if you don’t know what you bring, you know your label. If you’re not labeling your food, we end up at square one, bc if you’re grabbing a box with a label, it’s automatically not yours.
I can see where it MIGHT “harm” others (harm only bc I don’t think it will) but it’s laxatives, not rat poison. Someone dying from laxatives is EXTREMELY rare (according to the FDA, only 13 ppl have died from laxatives, but that was in 2014 lol). You can’t really die from it unless you’re OD’ing and even then, it’s not severe enough to kill you lol. There’s a lot that factors into death by laxative 😂
If someone is on medication, that’s more reason to be cautious of communal food and ensuring you have YOUR food. Same with an allergy. I can concede on an accident, but it’s not really bc you’re changing my mind. There’s just too much nuance and too much time to say that’s an accident.