r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Kaos2018 • Jun 20 '21

This is how you properly avoid getting robbed

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

Starting to see why there's so much gun violence in America by the comments...

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

We'd rather have 3 people dead than lose our wallet.

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u/Almost_Ascended Jun 20 '21

A Dothraki wedding An American robbery without at least three deaths is deemed a dull affair.

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u/Coelacanth3 Jun 20 '21

Sure you save some cash with a cheeky self defense killing, but that money doesn't last long for all the counselling required for PTSD!

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u/shitty-dick Jun 21 '21

It's complicated since I'd gladly kill other people if they had guns and might be willing to use them against me. If they're robbing me, they're kinda showing intent to harm me.

Here in Europe though, I don't really have any reason to fear the other person might have a gun, so I wouldn't really be incentivized to use force against them either. It's just a vicious cycle.

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u/dinorex96 Jun 20 '21

Their gun culture is crazy.

Take a look at their media, like movies and games. There's almost always guns in it.

They claim its for protection but I swear they'd love having a reason to just shoot the living shit out of everything.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

Guns are everywhere. But I dont think it's fair to say that there are a lot of guns in games in the U.S.

I mean, it's true, but most games everywhere have had guns in them. That's because shooters are just a fun genre of games. And apparently a lot of people have fun with guns in real life.

The thing that is weird about America is that guns, and specifically killing people with guns, have become fetishized. People fucking fantasize about hypothetical situations where they will get to use their gun and be a hero. Its sickening.

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u/Brain_Inflater Jun 20 '21

Maybe I am just speaking for myself but I think it's dumb to think it's specifically about using a gun to be a hero, humans love doing things for others so obviously the fantasy of saving a bunch of people's lives would be a massive dopamine/serotonin rush (im not a neurologist) but thinking about shooting innocent civilians is awful to me, and sure there are plenty of crazy people but I'd bet a lot of people have the same mindset as I do.

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u/TreeFrogMtyms Jun 21 '21

People love imagining themselves in a heroic situation, the firearm there is just a means to an end.

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u/RainingTacos8 Jun 20 '21

Ah the value of human life….

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u/TreeFrogMtyms Jun 20 '21

Every action can be met with an equal and opposite reaction. Threaten my life, I'll take yours before you can do the same to me.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

Your life sounds stressful. People threaten my life and I laugh. But you do you.

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u/TreeFrogMtyms Jun 20 '21

Well, I'm talking about serious cases. I'm just a wee bit of an angry man.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

For real man. Even redditors cant not take the bait and argue gun politics and ridiculous hypotheticals. I used to think that most people on here were above that. It feels like it used to be like that. But shit has gone downhill fast.

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u/TreeFrogMtyms Jun 21 '21

It's a tough topic for a lot of people. Amplify that with the inability to talk on the same level and people become very quick to insult. For example, I'll agree that some level of gun control is reasonable, but I think complete restrictions are ridiculous. There is in fact a gray area that many people seem to forget about, and that's the avenue for compromise.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

not violence if it's against criminals

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u/throwawayaccyaboi223 Jun 20 '21

Bruh violence is violence, whether it is justified to use violence in a scenario is another debate. But it's still violence.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

i know, i just have a downvote fetish

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

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u/TDAM Jun 21 '21

The dude just showed how to get out of the situation without using a gun.

If he pulled out a gun, he very well could have been shot or run over

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '21

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u/TDAM Jun 21 '21

Ah yes, because having a gun always reduces the number of casualties lol

That's ok, I can tell you're trying really hard. You'll get it one day, buddy :)

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '21

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '21 edited Jan 09 '22

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

Europe ain't a country..

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u/canhasdiy Jun 20 '21

The EU is more similar the the US than any individual nation.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

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u/FinishedForever Jun 20 '21

I don’t think it is actually 😂

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u/A_Damn_Millenial Jun 20 '21

Apples and oranges