• FaceDeer@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    So the car’s presence was annoying them. That’s not exactly a great justification for torching it.

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      The car shouldn’t have been present in the first place. It wasn’t a place for cars to be at that moment.

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        9 months ago

        If you were to turn down the wrong street, maybe park in the wrong spot, you’d consider it reasonable if a mob torched it?

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          I’m pretty sure I’m not a self-driving car. I’m also pretty sure if I saw a big crowd of people, I wouldn’t keep driving forward.

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            I didn’t say they’d torch you. The scenario can include them graciously allowing you to depart your car before they burn it to the ground.

            Seriously, you think it’s reasonable for a mob to destroy a car because its presence “triggered frustrations in the crowd”? Bear in mind this isn’t France we’re talking about, where torching cars to express frustration is part of the common culture. This is San Francisco.

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              I think it’s reasonable for a mob to destroy one of the many self-driving cars that have been pissing off San Francisco residents for a very long time now when it tries to drive into them during a big celebration where cars weren’t even supposed to be.

              Who got hurt here? Waymo? Fuck Waymo.

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                Alright, so you’re fine with mobs destroying the property of anyone that “pisses them off.” I’d say that’s a slippery slope, but you’re already basically at the bottom.

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                  I’m fine with mobs destroying something that has been a public menace for years.

                  Why are you making personal attacks? I did not attack you. Are you able to carry out a conversation with someone you’re disagreeing with and not make personal attacks?

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                    What personal attacks? I’m giving you ample opportunity to clarify your position on this matter, and it keeps ending up in support of mob violence and lawlessness. I think that’s a terrible position to take, but that’s an attack on the position, not the person.