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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Great points!

Mind you, murder is bad

Yes for sure.

and this murder on this CEO was bad, no matter how you turn it.

I don’t want to live in a world where murdering eachother is the only conversation left.

Me neither. Let's see if they are ready for any other kind of conversation now. OP makes me think they aren't. Let's not forget this murder happened because of all the other murders.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 19 points 1 week ago

Same for stealing.

A company steals millions from their employees? Silence.

A guy stealing from Walmart? Police force everywhere.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah, you missed the point

Teo wrongs do not make a right. The murder of this CEO was still murder. This CEO indirectly murdered thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands and caused untold suffering. He was also apparently already on the hook for tax fraud and insider trading IIRC hearing in a news report earlier this week. He was a horrible man who should spend the remainder of his years behind bars.

That, unfortunately, is not the world we live in and I fully understand why he was shot. That doesn't make it right, though. I don't want to live in a world where you can be murdered without judges and juries and due process. We live in a civil society and that means that if you want it done right, everyone deserves a fair trial, even rapists, murderers or criminal CEO's.

Yeah, I know that the US has a big issue with the justice system being damn near bullshit at this point, still doesn't make anarchistic vigilante murdering an "okay" thing.

Do you want to live in a move civil society where everyone is treated equal, or do you prefer to live in a post civil society where it's each for their own and we just murder those that we have a conflict with?

This murder of the CEO, as much as I understand it, is a step in the wrong direction. Maybe, just maybe, this will be the catalyst that will push society in the right direction and the US justice system will be overhauled and made fair for everyone and maybe the government will institute laws that will restrict what companies can do to make it fair for everyone... Doubtful, but maybe. Either way, it still is a step in the wrong direction and I do worry that the US is sliding off into a hellhole it will never be able to dig it self out of. This trump shit will inevitably make it easier for a few to abuse the rest. The few will control the news and narrative, and blame the leftz the immigrants, and at some point more on the left will start fighting instead of talking. Once the scale tips, there is no tipping back. Ask Yugoslavia how well that worked out for them. Oh yeah, millions of deaths later, it no longer exists.

How is that for a kind of conversation?

[–] Shizrak@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

"Do you want to live in a move civil society where everyone is treated equal, or do you prefer to live in a post civil society where it's each for their own and we just murder those that we have a conflict with?"

Oh, the first one, absolutely.

But we're already living in the second one it's simply obfuscated by an illusion of civility. When the violence is only directed downward, it's somehow legal and civil, but when it's directed upwards, they convince the public that it's wrong.

Some of us disagree with that, and think that mass murderers should be punished even if the law won't do its job.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

How is that for a kind of conversation?

It's fine, if a bit preachy.

It's not in any way moving the needle on healthcare though.

Yeah, you missed the point

No I didn't, I'm just not sure I agree.

Maybe, just maybe, this will be the catalyst that will push society in the right direction and the US justice system will be overhauled and made fair for everyone

In which case it would be a net positive, as it would save countless lives.