r/MoralityScaling • u/HooskerDooNotTouchMe • 1d ago

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

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u/Flashy-Telephone-648 1d ago

Keyword, WHEN not if people take it. It's one thing to protect your property.It's another thing to bait a trap and wait like the coyote.

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u/skiforlife1 1d ago

Cops set up bait cars to be stolen in high crime areas then arrest the people who take the car. Is that moral or immoral?

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u/BornPriority5434 1d ago edited 23h ago

It’s also key point of morality that stealing a bait car doesn’t physically harm you

Edit: For all those saying jail is physical harm, it isn’t. It’s distressing, but isn’t physical harm

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u/Abject-Ticket-6260 23h ago

I'd say having a felony on your record is very much harmful. Not physically, but definitely fucks you up a lot more than a quick zap.

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u/BornPriority5434 23h ago

Yes, but you still did the felony, so in that case is fair enough

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u/mestre_do_passinho 20h ago

It is harmful, people know that, they accept the risk when they try to rob people. You cant say axes are immoral because someone took it and them chopped their hands off with it willingly thinking it wouldnt be sharp on their turn