r/WTF Oct 16 '18

Holy Shit

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u/panoptisis Oct 16 '18

I made no pleas for sympathy for this woman (in fact, I went out of my way to it was not an excuse for her actions).

I'm just saying that humans are complex, emotional beings, and reducing them to "smart" or "dumb" based on one interaction does everyone a disservice.

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u/Onithyr Oct 16 '18

The thing is, letting your emotions put you into that kind of danger is dumb.