• CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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    5 hours ago

    Instead of arming civilians for vigilantism pressure should be put on the government to deal with the root causes of criminal behaviour.

    As far as I was aware the legal punishment for theft wasn’t the death penalty, but here you are saying a citizen dealing out that punishment without a judge or jury isn’t only acceptable but should be actively encouraged.

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      3 hours ago

      Instead of arming civilians for vigilantism pressure should be put on the government to deal with the root causes of criminal behaviour.

      Sure, I advocate for that too. Until then…

      As far as I was aware the legal punishment for theft wasn’t…

      There’s one weird trick to not being shot for stealing shit.

      • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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        7 minutes ago

        There’s one weird trick to not being shot for stealing shit.

        You’re just trying to deflect from my statement:
        The criminal punishment for theft is not the death penalty, and you are actively encouraging vigilantism issuing death sentences without a judge or jury.