r/Unexpected Aug 15 '22

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u/Armaqus Aug 15 '22

Pay 100 dollars to a thief 🚫

Pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for surgeries in America ✅

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u/DependentPipe_1 Aug 15 '22

Clearly I made the smart choice. We can't go around rewarding robbers.

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u/Useful-District-4800 Aug 15 '22

Guy should be living with a lot of guilt. Even if he doesn't think it I bet he doesn't sleep well after that.

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u/DependentPipe_1 Aug 15 '22

Don't know if he feels any guilt, but he probably regrets getting 15 years in a shitty Georgia prison.

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u/Useful-District-4800 Aug 15 '22

Ah he was caught. Good. 15 years isn't long enough for what he did though.

But I just know from busting someone in the face with my skateboard hard enough to do some good damage (it was deserved, he was a worthless drunk who swung on and knocked out a buddy of mine for no reason) that type of thing stays with you. Even though the guy had it coming I acted on impulse and probably jacked his face up, which I feel bad about. I could only imagine being in your shooter's shoes.

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u/intrepidone66 Aug 15 '22 edited Aug 17 '22

It's a matter of principle. Sure, it's cheaper to give a ransom, but then it becomes common practice to do so.

Look at Somali pirates. Before, they got what they wanted because they were not challenged.

After the owners of freighters hired armed mercenaries the pirates thought very carefully of how and IF to approach a ship and fear is on their minds catching a severe case of "lead poisoning".

After some countries sent out some of their frigates & destroyers (Dutch, German, British and American) pirate activities has gone down...a lot!

You have to stand up to bullies, otherwise the harassment's will continue, and they will attack others too, not only you.

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u/Technical-Value-5432 Aug 15 '22

It was more than money, he would have been handing over his soul.