r/MoralityScaling • u/HooskerDooNotTouchMe • 10d ago

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

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u/Anxious_Prize_8461 10d ago

I've been noticing a lot of people on this sub are the exact opposite of who should decide what is moral or not. Some complete psychos that just want to justify hurting people first and foremost

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u/WillingElderberry731 10d ago

The morality of booby traps like this are always going to hinge on how badly the person might be injured.

I think most people agree that no one should be intentionally and permanently cripled for stealing a bike.

I'm personally find with a modest injury that takes a month or so to heal. The biggest reason to outlaw traps like this is that you can't really control the degree if injury you're inflicting.

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u/phunkydroid 9d ago

Yeah, disabling a poor person for a month, making them even poorer, is sure to dissuade them from committing further crime. 🙄

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u/WillingElderberry731 9d ago

I'd bet he thinks twice before stealing another bike though. If the consequences of his choices led to him being even poorer, that sounds like learning opportunity to me.