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Deserved misfortune Thursday, Nov 30, 2006 8:26 am

This may sound a bit mean or sadistic, but here it goes:  I take pleasure in observing other people's deserved misfortunes.  The key word there is deserved.  I'm not talking about natural disasters, health issues, accidents, or anything like that.  I'm talking about bad stuff that happens to people who at least somewhat deserve what they get. 

For example, the introduction of several new gaming consoles and then the recent Black Friday sales caused a few people some injuries.  These injuries happened because people are freaks and they camp outside stores overnight and then stampede through the store as soon as it opens.  I'm not saying that all those people deserve to get trampled to death in a mass trampling spree, but I have to admit I find it quite amusing watching videos of people getting knocked over and starting fights.  I'll justify my position by saying that these types of events are caused solely by greed.  So I feel totally fine saying I take pleasure in watching these people getting hurt.  It's such a comforting dose of irony and karma wrapped up in a pretty little 10 o'clock news package. 

Another example involves people and animals.  Some people think it's ok to taunt and tease wildlife, but then get offended when the animals attack.  I'm not talking about walking through bear country and stumbling upon a bear.  I'm talking about people who get too close to animals to take pictures or to feed them human food even though there are tons of signs that say not to.  When these people get antlered or nibbled, all I can think is, "Hey, you had it coming to you." 

I had the same feeling when that big NBA fight happened last year (not the players fighting players part, but the players fighting fans part).  If little tiny fans want to throw their food and drinks at 6 foot 6 in-shape athletes, they deserve to get their faces pounded.  [Somewhat] unfortunately, the fights turned unfair almost before they started as 5 to 10 fans were fighting a single player.  But if those fans got beat up, I would only have this to say:  "Hey, you had it coming to you." 

Linked:  Rules of Civility

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