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[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The user laid out an argument, a reasoning and asked you a question. All you can do is "LA LA LA" doesn't fit my narrative and insult. Hmm reminds me of some people I know. At least tell them why you think what you think other than omg Rittenhouse bad.

And I am on rittenhouse's side on this one. Simply because he has gone up against a jury of his peers and been found innocent. If we stop obeying the rule of law then we are no better than terrorists. Want the law to change? Vote, don't insult your peers

[–] [email protected] 73 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I’m a mind reader, I have read your mind and know your response to this message.

It was self defense, which is a good kind of murder.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It was self defense, which is a good kind of murder.

There's no such thing as a good kind of murder.

Necessary, justified, other adjectives sure...but it's never good.

Even killing the worst scum so that they don't commit other horrible atrocities isn't good.

It all sucks. Murder just isn't good.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Murdering pedophiles and rapists is a universal good. Serial killers and animal abusers are damn close as well.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Serial killers

Who will do the good murdering if serial killing is punishable by death?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Are we really getting into the Batman v Dexter argument here? Serial murder is already a crime punishable by death in a lot of the country. If on death row there is two schools of thought, the first, shared blame, when there are multiple people at once so no one knows who really commited the murder, or the second, a state sanctioned executioner because it’s not a crime to execute a death row criminal. I know you are smarter than that comment so please have a real response.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

No, it was a joke. I apologize for levity.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

animal abusers are damn close as well.

There's a point to be made that anyone who supports industrial farming is an animal abuser.

Do you think I deserve to die if I buy a burger from McDonald's?

[–] [email protected] 38 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wow this is shockingly easy. Three.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I’m aware it’s someone different.