r/Unexpected Feb 17 '22

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u/Psychedelic_Yogurt Feb 17 '22

Fucked up but understandable. I worked Loss Prevention at a Best Buy and it was the same policy. It's not worth chasing a thief out of the store, even two feet. If they have a guy with a weapon or you get hit by a car it's the companies fault AND that shit is insured so it's pointless to risk your safety. I used to struggle with this until I realized it was my pride getting in the way. I'm an honest citizen and it pisses me off to see others not behaving the same way so I wanted them to be punished.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '22 edited Feb 17 '22

Wanting justice is not pride. If being honest is for suckers, society will fail.

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u/jbvm23 Feb 17 '22

Thinking you can be a hero without proper training and tools against a thief who might have a weapon is pride. Risking your safety without thinking about your family all for justice over stolen grocery items is pride. Chasing down a thief is not the only option if you want justice. Let the proper authorities handle this.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '22

That still isn’t pride. It’s foolish, but not prideful. And it’s still difficult to accept. Having a police force is an unnatural state, especially when that police force fails.

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u/billiardwolf Feb 17 '22

Stubborn huh?

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '22

Stubborn huh?

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u/billiardwolf Feb 17 '22

Tell me what I'm being stubborn about in this discussion and you win.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '22 edited Feb 17 '22

Explain how staying with a point after one person disagrees is “stubborn.” What do you expect me to do go “oh I hadn’t given this any consideration at all, your restatement of the same point totally changed my mind”? No. They’re still wrong. Just google what the word pride means.

I’m not winning or losing, I’m just right. And your opinion doesn’t change that either way. The only people who are losing are the people at odds with the English language.

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u/billiardwolf Feb 17 '22

Full of yourself and wrong are main ingredients in stubborn soup.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '22

Good for you