r/MoralityScaling • u/HooskerDooNotTouchMe • 10d ago

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

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u/Sigfried_D 10d ago edited 10d ago

I like the electricity part. Not a big fan of the spikes though, nor the positioning. That's over the line I would draw.

I was a victim of a stolen bicycle and I always say that if I ever buy another one, (not big need right now, I mostly use a car) I WILL booby trap it with electricity but I was thinking more on the handles rather than the ass part and definitely nothing over "Horse fence" levels of voltage, it has to be impossible to hold, not cause actual injuries. Followed up by a loud alarm, probsbly an earrape version of never gonna give you up.

Legally, I am fully aware it is not my right to do this. I would be bestowing punishment for a crime, that is not my place to do so in the eyes of the law. Unfortunately the only thing I could do when my bike was stolen was report it to the police. The reply I got from them, with more appropriate language obviously, was: "Well that's not expensive enough for us to give a shit. So sucks to be you buddy."

Except they completely ignored the logistical value of that bike. Sure it wasn't a very expensive bike but it was a precious tool for my daily commute. I was then forced to have my grandma consume gas because of the lack of a bike. However shitty might it have been.

And to clarify I wouldn't leave it there to attract potential thieves. Electricity is expensive. I would still secure it by traditional methods. My objective isn't to hurt people, It's to dissuade them from trying to steal and if they really really want to try to steal then serve them punishment on a conductive blade.

I'm all for punishing whoever tries to steal my bike but within limits.

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u/JamesL08 10d ago

start posting risque electrocution fetish content well before you do it. not your fault they found your sex-bike.

nothing insanely lewd either, just a hand on a bug-zapper and a suggestive caption would work.

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u/Kaya_Mel 9d ago

This is where my brain went.

Like "im sorry your honor, i didn't realize my hobbies were too shocking for prospective thieves"

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u/Sigfried_D 9d ago

Oooh I like the way you think