If you improve the economic conditions of the robber then they wouldn’t have done that.
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Drusas@fedia.io 1 day ago
Some kid was robbed for his necklace here a few months ago, gave it right up, and then was shot and killed anyway.
I don't have a point. It's just horrible and an example of why some people do need to be kept out of society.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 22 hours ago
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 21 hours ago
“Look what you made me do!” mentality
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Or just keep guns out of society…
Sunshine@reddthat.com 22 hours ago
Guns aren’t the only thing people use to rob other people, though?
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 21 hours ago
You know, I’m glad you mentioned that!
I had typed out a few paragraphs about swords before saving it as a draft, but apparently it disappeared when I posted the truncated comment.
Anyway, the gist of it is, crazy people can’t commit as many mass murders with swords for a variety of reasons.
1.) They’re limited by range, and can’t just mow down crowds as they flee
2.) Wielding a sword requires more skill than wielding a gun. Unlike swords, guns are more dangerous the more incompetent the wielder is
3a.) People don’t really carry around swords because it would be useless in a world filled with crazy gun-toting maniacs
3b.) People would panic and freak out if they saw a person carrying a sword, but for some reason guns are normal?
3c.) In a world without guns, people who aren’t mentally unbalanced could carry swords, so the stigma would fade, and then anyone could carry a sword
3d.) In a world where everyone carries a sword, a crazy person killing people would require skill in swordsmanship. A crazy person with a gun can shoot people at random. Surprise and speed are the only things determine who wins in a gun duel. Swords however require skill, and sword duels are contests of skill, not just “whoever fires first wins.” And crazy people tend to not be able to wield swords skillfully.
4.) I want to live in a world where I can walk around with a sword on my belt without being accosted for it, dammit!
Sunshine@reddthat.com 21 hours ago
I would love to live in that world, but it’s not just guns. Anything is a weapon if you’re determined enough.
When I was in high school bomb threats were all the rage, I believe around the same time Somme kid somewhere in the us took a knife to school and knifed a bunch of kids. People suck and will always find a way to maximize damage done to other people.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 20 hours ago
But unlike knives, guns have not any other use.