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You understand the impulse to steal because a job doesn't pay well? I don't. I would understand the impulse to go back to school to develop a marketable skill,
by ahmeneeroe-v2 2y ago
You understand the impulse to steal because a job doesn't pay well? I don't. I would understand the impulse to go back to school to develop a marketable skill, but not to use the force of the state to steal from people.
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Would you still find this behavior understandable if the TSA agent directly stole from passengers as their bags were scanned? What if the passenger in question ignored the collaborating-TSA-agent and moved to confront the thief; would you understand their behavior if they arrested the iPhone owner, you know, since they're underpaid.
Would you accept the same behavior from a local NYPD beat cop? They aren't paid well when they first join the force, can they steal from random people too?
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- Fripplebubby 2y agoI don't accept or condone theft. That's an extreme position. But I do try to understand the way our flawed world works, instead of just wishing that people would see things the same way I do.
- ahmeneeroe-v2 2y agoDid it really increase your understanding if you just learned about an issue (TSA-abetted phone thefts) and chose a "common sense" reason for that issue (low wages) seemingly without any actual effort? I'm glad you don't condone theft, and even that you seek to understand the world, but I don't think that you've increased your understanding of the world in this case.
- Fripplebubby 2y agoPlease enlighten me - what is the actual explanation that will increase my understanding?
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- joe5150 2y agoIt seems willfully obtuse to read "understand the impulse" as "excuse the behavior" in this context.
- ahmeneeroe-v2 2y agoPlucking an excuse for illegal behavior out of thin air and calling it "understanding" seems willfully naive, to the point of providing a fig leaf for the bad behavior. Yes a literal interpretation of the parent comment does not point to "excusing the behavior", but I believe a more realistic interpretation was warranted here.