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Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri... by ajhurliman on Thursday July 18, 2019 @12:52PM (#20471662)
I think if you had actually experienced both situations you would be less shaken by the robbery from a rich person because you might have had less confidence that they would actually shoot you.

This doesn't change the post hoc moral reasoning, but it night have incurred less impact on you.

Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri... by c22 on Thursday July 18, 2019 @01:22PM (#20471990)
I'm not sure which point you're trying to make, but I would feel extremely uncomfortable being robbed at gunpoint by a person I knew to be "rich". A rich person has much better odds of getting away with it, or receiving reduced punishment. Also, the rich person has no material need to threaten me at gunpoint, so they have clearly become unhinged and are past the point of rational decision making. A poor person who robs you at gun point just wants your money, they're not actually hoping to shoot people.