DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoIf Luigi had killed that CEO with a car he'd be free right nowlemmy.worldimagemessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageIf Luigi had killed that CEO with a car he'd be free right nowlemmy.worldDrunkEngineer@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square3linkfedilink
minus-squareVeganPizza69 Ⓥ@lemmy.vglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months ago“Oops, my foot slipped on the wrong pedal.” Intent without confessions and manifestos may not be that easy to prove.
minus-squareneatchee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 months agoThey’re not comparable. If I’m at a firing range, where it is expected that people are carrying guns and ammunition, I can pull the same “oops, my finger slipped” excuse. Similarly, if I drive my car around the side of your house and into your back yard to run you over, I can’t claim “my foot slipped”. Seriously, stop with the mental gymnastics. We don’t need to reach for more reasons to say “fuck cars.” There are plenty within arms reach
“Oops, my foot slipped on the wrong pedal.”
Intent without confessions and manifestos may not be that easy to prove.
They’re not comparable.
If I’m at a firing range, where it is expected that people are carrying guns and ammunition, I can pull the same “oops, my finger slipped” excuse.
Similarly, if I drive my car around the side of your house and into your back yard to run you over, I can’t claim “my foot slipped”.
Seriously, stop with the mental gymnastics. We don’t need to reach for more reasons to say “fuck cars.” There are plenty within arms reach