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I think if you had actually experienced both situations you would be less shaken by the robbery from a rich person because you might have had less confidence th
by ajhurliman 7y ago
I think if you had actually experienced both situations you would be less shaken by the robbery from a rich person because you might have had less confidence that they would actually shoot you.
This doesn't change the post hoc moral reasoning, but it night have incurred less impact on you.
- c22 7y agoI'm not sure which point you're trying to make, but I would feel extremely uncomfortable being robbed at gunpoint by a person I knew to be "rich". A rich person has much better odds of getting away with it, or receiving reduced punishment. Also, the rich person has no material need to threaten me at gunpoint, so they have clearly become unhinged and are past the point of rational decision making. A poor person who robs you at gun point just wants your money, they're not actually hoping to shoot people.
- crazy_monkey 7y agoReal rich people don't rob citizens at gunpoint. They have better, legal ways to do so... One could say that exploiting tax loopholes is robbery against everyone...