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Originally Posted by [Phill]
Yeah, murderers are always the first saved from the burning building ******.
The murderer likely had a pretty big reason to do it which I can at least analyze and judge. If they didn't then they're not really part of this whole discussion since they're insane.
Assume that you agreed with whatever killing was done. Might be a stretch for some who think that it's always wrong, but self defense or being pissed that a guy just slaughtered your family seem like pretty easy agreeable reasons to kill someone.
I guess the only time I'd go back and agree that sneaking into a movie was OK would be something on the order of there being a test on it in school, you have no money, and need to see it for some greater purpose other than entertainment.
I think the part that everyone is ignoring is that if it was a huge crime, there's a huge reason for it that could potentially be a reason that I'd judge as "OK." If not, then it's the same as the serial petty theft.
Note that I've never done any of the things that I said, and there is an overwhelmingly high chance that I'd never do those things anyhow, but at least I can imagine a situation where I would. I cannot imagine sneaking into a movie for no purpose other than entertainment, since the humiliation of doing something so petty would strongly outweigh it.
I guess the only petty things that I do are things like speeding, or sometimes turning left when there's a red arrow but a green light when I'm on my bike and the sensor doesn't pick me up to ever give me a green. These are breaking traffic rules, but not violating what I see as reasonable interaction with other people.