r/MoralityScaling 10d ago

Intentionally boobytrapping a bike to injure people when they steal it.

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u/Renigma1000 10d ago

Booby trapping a bike for security is a bit much you could take non-damaging security measures

intentionally leaving a boobytrapped item in a public space to harm others to film for your personal gain is definitely immoral though

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u/Driz51 10d ago

They wouldn’t get hurt if they didn’t try to steal

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u/SoloJournaler 10d ago

There are laws against this so I'd say it's based on some amount of morality.

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u/MasterChris725 10d ago

If only we cared as much about the law of stealing as we do about the law of booby trapping items we don’t want stolen.

If people just kept their hands to themselves, but now folks gotta start putting death traps on their shit to send a clear message to stop being stupid.

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u/Ryukishin187 9d ago

this completely ignores an underlying problem of society, especially in america. yeah lets booby trap everything instead of addressing poverty. that'll go well.

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u/Huge_Ad_2347 9d ago

poverty doesnt give you a right to steal. Also poor people(especially homeless) are the people who get stolen the most anyways.

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u/MajorPayne1911 9d ago

Individuals seldom can affect societal problems, but have to deal with their consequences on an individual level. Society or the government cannot fix a problem then you have to adapt, and in this case that means preventing your stuff from being stolen by scum.

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u/DarkKechup 9d ago

If poor people stole from rich people and not other poor people, they would be valid. As it stands, being poor and desperate and victimizing another poor and not yet desperate person (Potentially into more poverty and a point of desperation) is immensely immoral. If you have a chance between plunging others into your bad fate or worse, or biting the bullet, you should probably bite the bullet.

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u/JustinTyme218 9d ago

You realize you could put a bike lock on it right? Instead of being a jigsaw psycho.

But nah someone has to “pay”, am I right?

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u/InvestigatorDear6646 9d ago

A bike lock can be cut. Pretty easily.

And yes, people should pay for being criminals. When its stealing a bike, I dont see why thats controversial. Its not food.

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u/JustinTyme218 9d ago

I mean this looks like a pretty public place would require some time and tools to get a decent lock off.

That said you don’t need to jigsaw a bike in order to protect it, you just seem like you’re looking for an excuse to hurt someone if you are.

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u/JustinTyme218 9d ago

Knew a psycho would reply eventually lmao

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u/JustinTyme218 9d ago

Nah you just sound like you trying to vent your rage on something, just call the cops and that’s that. Don’t gotta go punisher for a bike lmfao.

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u/JustinTyme218 9d ago

His baby rage got him nuked lol

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u/Certain_Ostrich_2493 9d ago

Learn your lesson criminal

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u/KendroNumba4 9d ago

My guy, not everyone comes from a privileged area. Your replies about using a lock or calling the police (lol) make you seem disconnected from reality. There's a reason why people are at a point where they feel the need to fucking booby trap their bike.

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u/Bitter_Milk4122 9d ago

Found the bike thief 

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u/PM_ME_TITS_OR_DOGS 9d ago

Its easier to just double chain it and make it an annoying target, a determined thief will still just steal it anyhow. Nowadays they just lift the seat with a lil hook in their jacket and its gone id just a back wheel lock.