I don't mean to complain, but do you find criminals, including murderers, to be inconsiderate of those around them?

@TheHorse (220241)
Walnut Creek, California
March 20, 2024 1:12pm CST
As I have mentioned, I have driven by several murder scenes on CA Highway 4, heading to my music friend's house in Antioch CA. Inevitably, shooting someone while they're driving leads to a crash, which can snarl traffic for miles. This morning, I stumbled on this report from the local news. Two people rammed a truck into a cigarette store, stole a bunch of stuff, and then headed off on a major freeway. At a certain point, after being chased by police, they turned around and drove the wrong way on the freeway, and crashed into two other cars. Fortunately, only once person was killed and abut five injured in total. Unfortunately, traffic was snarled on I-580 for hours, greatly inconveniencing people headed for work. Killing someone while committing a crime is one thing. No big deal. It happens all the time. But don't you think criminals should be held accountable for the inconvenience to others they cause, as well as the stress caused, and work hours lost? Shame on them! Are murderers and other criminals inconsiderate where you live? (I note that the attached the report made note of the traffic, but made little mention of the condition of the injured, nor whether the suspects were apprehended.)
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@LeaPea2417 (37379)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20 Mar
They have no conscience, zero morals.
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@vandana7 (100609)
• India
21 Mar
@TheHorse How do people underestimate the cost of a crime? Each crime is extremely costly Pony ji. Lets do costing. 1. The police force has to run about catch them, and bring them. You use gas, which is costly, you use car, which depreciates, you spend on the police force employees cost, from the time of hand cuffing to the time the charges are filed, and the person is sent to the cell. Then the advocates, and the cost of food in prison, and the cost of other facilities in prison. Substantial, eh? 2. The cost of courts, including the administration costs. Likewise, the cost of advocate of plaintiff, and the travel charges of advocates of both sides, as well as the judges and members of jury. 3. Cost of prison employees. Yeah...every crime should also be viewed as anti national. Each of such costs need to be recovered from the criminal. Instead, we the taxpayers struggle to pay for establishing such prisons, courts, etc.
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@TheHorse (220241)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Mar
I wonder how long these guys (or gals) will do in prison. They only killed one person, from what I read.
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@Shiva49 (26774)
• Singapore
21 Mar
It is said China has less of such crimes. What makes it so? Worth investigating impartially.
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@vandana7 (100609)
• India
21 Mar
Their prisons may be dreadful.
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@TheHorse (220241)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar
@vandana7 I don't know. The prisons I have worked in here are not high security. They weren't that bad.
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@TheHorse (220241)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar
Maybe the consequences are greater. It could also be that there's less diversity and more of a sense of devotion to the collective. I'm not sure. It IS worth investigating.
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@BarBaraPrz (47667)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
21 Mar
Yes, very inconsiderate of others. They just think of themselves.
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@vandana7 (100609)
• India
21 Mar
I think there are missing cells. Like the horses of carriages have something to prevent wider vision, these people are actually mentally challenged because their understanding is limited.
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@TheHorse (220241)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar
That they do. But I have worked with some criminals who "went straight."
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@May2k8 (18391)
• Indonesia
21 Mar
Unfortunately they only think about themselves and ignore what other people think.
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@May2k8 (18391)
• Indonesia
21 Mar
@TheHorse In Indonesia, it's also chaotic now, the president is interfering in all kinds of affairs here and making things even more difficult for people.
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@TheHorse (220241)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar
As you know, we have a Sociopath "running for President" in the US. It's odd.
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@TheHorse (220241)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Mar
@May2k8 In what ways?
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@kaylachan (71763)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Mar
I find if someone feels like they have to resort to criminal behavior, they don't particularly care about what they might do to others. In fact, I bet they are hoping for the 'inconciences' because it would (hopefully) keep law enforcement busy.
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@TheHorse (220241)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Mar
I assume they caught the bad guys.
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@kaylachan (71763)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Mar
@TheHorse I can only hope so.
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@TheHorse (220241)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Mar
@kaylachan I'll probably check in on this one.
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@wolfgirl569 (108144)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Mar
I don't think they care.
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@TheHorse (220241)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar
Heh. Irony alert. I don't think they do either.
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@popciclecold (39512)
• United States
20 Mar
Yes.
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@TheHorse (220241)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar
Just...shame on them!
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@vandana7 (100609)
• India
21 Mar
Interesting observation Pony ji. For starters, I think there are two breeds. One that understands and empathizes. The other, that does not understand and is outright selfish. How do you make out who is in the second category? The way they talk. Yes................ They are gonna say things that will make your mind tell you OMG...he or she is so wrong...but you cannot bring yourself to say so. You know - double standards. Their expectations are that the world will serve them, and they don't have to pay for what they receive. They find nothing wrong with such expectations. There is no cognizable offense for us to fight them. So an average person does not react to such behavior...just avoids them. I will cite an example. The lady downstairs took the flat on rent for five years. At the end of the period, the owner decided to sell. She offered about 200000 less than market rate. The owner refused. She went around saying, oh I stayed on rent at this flat for 5 years, paid rent regularly, still he did not give me 200000 discount. Nobody does. Rent is different from the flat cost. 200000 would be equal to wiping out about 7 months rent she had paid. High expectations? Of course! We cannot tell her it is wrong without arguing and fighting with her. Who wants to? So she feels she is right, and the previous owner was wrong. Skewed sense of right and wrong? Same with murderers. They don't understand their thinking is wrong. Nobody corrected them ever. Neighbors and friends don't correct because they don't want brawl. The school teachers don't because it is not in the syllabus. It is for mothers to teach such things. What if mother is like that?
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@vandana7 (100609)
• India
21 Mar
@TheHorse The same lady ... in another instance told me and another lady...many people are after us for our third son. They are asking we will pay any amount as dowry. What should I do. Then added that the second son was given a specific amount. I told her tell them exactly that amount, they will decide. Dowry is illegal. To discuss it so openly, is shocking, but not unusual. She has a grouse against her 1st son, who is highly qualified, and is earning substantial amount. He, however, opted for love marriage, that too inter-language. She is not happy about that, because she did not get dowry as expected. So she is constantly grumbling, he could have gotten so much as dowry, instead of getting married to that girl. Hmmm. That is her. She also asked me to adopt her grown up 2nd son. (for what?). The guy is facing a bigamy case. LOL First wife sued them for asking dowry (possibly after marriage she asked for some more). She left them. This lady, instead of waiting for 7 years as is required, went ahead and got her son married the second time within a couple of years after the first girl left. Now the second girl is suing as the issue was not disclosed and the first one too. Weird things happen...
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@TheHorse (220241)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar
@vandana7 It sounds like a lot happens "behind the scenes" there.
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@TheHorse (220241)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar
What you describe is what I call "entitlement issues." It's different from, but not orthogonal with, sociopathy and lack of empathy. Good food for discussion.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
20 Mar
To my knowledge, I've not had the displeasure of spending time in the company of murderers, so I cannot expound upon their lack of courtesy. In general, I'm of the opinion that those who partake in criminal activity are, by definition, lacking in empathy for those they inconvenience.
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@TheHorse (220241)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar
I would have to agree.
@LadyDuck (472097)
• Switzerland
21 Mar
I am pretty sure that most criminals are only concerned by themselves, they do not care at all about the others.
@RasmaSandra (80748)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Mar
In my opinion, criminals think only about themselves and what good they can do for themselves. The only thing I never understood was what good does it do for anyone to kill someone and then have to spend life in a stinking rotting jail. I suppose only criminals know the logic to this, You know I have no idea about the criminals or murderers in my area I never met any thank heavens What we do have are stupid drunken people endangering children
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/couple-passes-out-drunk-on-florida-beach-while-watching-young-children-vcso/ar-BB1kbsiw
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@JudyEv (342071)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar
I'm sure most criminals are thinking only of themselves when they commit these crimes.
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@TheHorse (220241)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar
I'm sure they are.
@LindaOHio (181642)
• United States
21 Mar
It's very unfortunate that one person was killed. Criminals don't care about anyone but themselves.
• Nairobi, Kenya
21 Mar
Once person or one person? Abut or about? You must have been sleepy to make such typos. Shame on those murderers and criminals. The crime rate has reduced significantly in my country but I see headlines on tv of murders and crimes. Shame on them too.