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burrito-disciple t1_j65gsbj wrote

Reply to comment by ertri in Opinion | D.C. is turning its beautiful streets into bar-code lookalikes by DCmetrosexual1

It's such an American thing to seek maximalist violent retribution for any perceived slight, whether real or imagined. Smh.

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ertri t1_j661pby wrote

A bollard is stationary! Whatever’s behind it would get maximalist damage from a car going through it like what happens with plastic sticks!

I just think there should be consequences for maneuvering a multi thousand point piece of metal dangerously!

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burrito-disciple t1_j662m1p wrote

>I like people to actively suffer

u/ertri

There's a difference between just consequences and sadistic retribution.

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ertri t1_j66hlty wrote

Running into a bollard should have consequences because hitting a person behind that bollard sure as shit does!

Should people actively suffer because an idiot in a giant death machine was operating it poorly, or should the operator deal with the consequences?

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burrito-disciple t1_j66ijm5 wrote

Just very cringey to invent situations where someone gets hurt or has to suffer and then to get excited about that thought.

Americans have a sick obsession with Retribution.

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ertri t1_j68bm15 wrote

What? People literally drive over flex posts constantly, including right into bike lanes that other people are in. That’s not a made up situation, it happens every day on any of the protected lanes the original article is bitching about!

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