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Samir is your grandpa who is showing signs of Alzheimer's. You are tied up in a legal battle to take custody of him. He's been roughed up and now fears for his life.

Did your grandpa deserve that (Y/N)?



Samir is 21 years old and does not have Alzheimer's. People need to take some personal responsibility for their own ineptitude. The only way we learn as humans is from our experiences (good and bad).


The point I was making is you don't always know what makes a person an "idiot". Some it is simply a disease, others were born only slightly handicapped and from the outset can appear normal. Some are going through things and are mentally crushed, seeking out another person who appears to like them.

As it turns out, those dumb people are sometimes related to us and going through something.

Another thought, should we expect the geniuses of our time to completely exploit us? I mean, they are smarter and superior than the majority of us. Does that give them the right?


Perhaps murder victims should take more responsibility for themselves and not get murdered. I'm being 100% sarcastic.


Perhaps murder victims that bought knives and pointed them at themselves and invited strangers to push, should take more responsibility. Also sarcastic.


There's nothing wrong with pointing out behaviors that would to a result like that.. like being a drug dealer.




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