1163
I was jist following orders (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago

“I was just living paycheck to paycheck” won’t be a valid defense either :P

[-] [email protected] 37 points 1 day ago

Of course, but most people will prioritize their own family members over others. It's an explanation, not an argument against being moral.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

My go-to in nuance situations that require clarification is "explanation is not justification"

[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Except it will. As will "I was just following orders". It works for cops. It worked in Vietnam. Hell, it even worked for the majority of Nazi's; only a small percentage actually faced reprocussions for their actions.

Welcome to real history, where the good guys don't always win and the bad guys don't always lose.

this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2025
1163 points (98.7% liked)

Microblog Memes

8006 readers
3233 users here now

A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

Rules:

  1. Please put at least one word relevant to the post in the post title.
  2. Be nice.
  3. No advertising, brand promotion or guerilla marketing.
  4. Posters are encouraged to link to the toot or tweet etc in the description of posts.

Related communities:

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS