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		throaway123123 76 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Over 40% of deceased drivers in vehicle crashes te... I don't get how you could even consider execution to be a proper punishment for minor theft.

porridgeraisin 69 days ago [–]

Stole something? No problem, just a telling off and compensation suffices. But repeat it 20-30 times? Then everyone's better off with you gone. Especially if it's the violent kind of theft (as opposed to something like pickpocketing)

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