All lives are not equal. The value of the life of a thief whose only impact on the society is negative, cannot be compared to e.g. a doctor.

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crossroadsguy 15 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Now let's talk about a doctor-thief, or a thief-doctor - your preference. Let's not get into the reasons/circumstances, because I'm pretty sure those won't be on the cards when a gun is drawn, or two.

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HarlequinHair 21 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I agree with the general concept, but it's not practical to use.

What about a bad medic? Or a thief that helps homeless people in their free time?

If it was easy, we would have simpler laws and better justice systems...

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jstanley a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Do you also define yourself according to the worst thing you've ever done?

	▲	huimang 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
		People often do get defined in terms of their profession or things they habitually do.

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Scrapemist a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

So why would someone risk his live and become a thief instead of a doctor?

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dessimus 20 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Laziness mostly. It takes at least a decade of sustained exhausting mental and physical work to become a doctor, becoming a thief is mostly opportunity.

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giardini 13 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Med school.

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ssl-3 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Some combination of desperation and sociopathy.

I might suppose that it's usually more the former than the latter, but there's degrees to each characteristic.

They perceive that they need things, and they don't necessarily care who they harm to get the things that satisfy this need.

(When we dress it up all nice and back it with corporate layers and an army of lawyers, sometimes we get CEOs.)

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lenkite 17 hours ago | parent [-]

Or basic simple profit for sociopaths. Organized criminal rings have turned catalytic converter theft into a multi-million to billion dollar+ industry. Its basically steal from the POOR middle-class and make the sociopaths even more rich.

Nobody desperate will dare steal from the gangs since its not just death, but PAIN before death.

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ssl-3 12 hours ago | parent [-]

What causes people to join gangs in the first place, might you suppose?

	▲	giardini 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		What causes people to become Democrats? Who knows?! Companionship?

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hackable_sand 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Same value. They're the same value.

	▲	giardini 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		hackable_sand says "Same value. They're the same value." How do you come by that? By that logic, Joseph Stalin is as valuable as Mother Theresa!