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I judged the given probability P(crime | guy being chased in the streets & SF) as much higher than chance, which is what led me to yield to instinct. I realize
by psychomugs 5y ago
I judged the given probability P(crime | guy being chased in the streets & SF) as much higher than chance, which is what led me to yield to instinct.
I realize that I was over my head considering the guy was much bigger than me and I had no way of knowing if he was armed or not, but I sleep better at night knowing I did what I could to act as a decent human being.
- sig-reduction 5y agoYou physically attacked a person because he was being chased. Later on, you learned that he might have taken a pair of shoes that were in all likelihood manufactured using slave labor. Can you explain how you are in any way different from a person who would have participated in a lynch mob in the rural south less than a generation ago? Edit: I got downvoted, so I want to clarify that I didn't say this person is like a lynch mob participant. I'm just curious how they distinguish their conduct.
- psychomugs 5y agoBecause I was raised to do what I can to help people in need, who was very obviously not the guy running away, smiling, from two people who looked very distraught. > manufactured using slave labor. You’re grasping here. Nice bait.
- sig-reduction 5y agoCheck out this analysis of American action movies. It may change the way you see Batman and other characters that may have influenced your thinking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOMiAeRwpPA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOMiAeRwpPA
- yeetawayhn 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ringbearer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ringbearer