I Was Robbed in San Francisco While the Cameras Rolled

Re:I Was Robbed in San Francisco While the Cameras Rolled by anonfornoreason on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @01:33AM (#27273021)

In my social circle, which includes co-workers and families, this is explicitly stated, and it's rationalized with "they deserve more than they have, so if it takes crime to get them more, that's just in my book".

I think it's more likely than you expect, at least on the very vocal group that is aggressively pushing the overton window on our views on the social contract.

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Re:I Was Robbed in San Francisco While the Cameras Rolled by Cookingboy on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @01:36AM (#27273056)

Next time you should ask them "do you think the all victims of those crimes deserved their fate as well?"

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Re:I Was Robbed in San Francisco While the Cameras Rolled by anonfornoreason on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @11:57AM (#27278476)

I try not to be aggressive when I engage in these conversations and instead focus on positive solutions based on finding out why they believe what they believe, instead of contrarian “in your face” sort of takes. They aren’t effective in my experience.

Read “the righteous mind” by Jonathan Haidt. Great audiobook too.

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