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[–] [email protected] 115 points 8 months ago (23 children)

I drowned some ants when I was a little kid in our backyard because I was scared of them and also curious. My neighbor told me to think about what I did. I was mortified. I'm a vegan now.

Kids need to learn that kind of empathy. Although I don't think I would have ever thought about about ripping limbs from frogs.

[–] [email protected] 79 points 8 months ago (3 children)

When I was six, I was fishing with my father and uncle in a boat. We got a fish, and my uncle swiftly killed the fish immediately. I asked why he did it, it would've died anyway.

He said something along the lines of "All life should be respected enough not to let it suffer" and nothing else. A useful lesson that changed my view on suffering of animals. The man was later listed as one of the 10 most sought after criminals in my country, but I take the good and leave the bad.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 8 months ago

This has the same energy as the jumper cables guy

[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago

We can have solace that he applied the same philosophy to all his victims

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Tell me it wasn't violent crimes.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

Nah, white collar crime. I think he ended up on the list mostly because it's relatively unusual for people to both be convicted and manage to avoid getting caught.

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