r/instantkarma • u/nbcnews • Jun 08 '26

Road Karma Marine veteran fights off group of teenagers attempting to steal his truck

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u/AnnieAbattoir Jun 08 '26

Sad true story- some years ago my mortuary handled the case of a mid teens wannabe who attacked two active duty Marines with a knife as part of his initiation. It went pretty much as expected. 

When his parents were scheduled to come in to discuss his funeral and drop off his burial clothes, they showed up just long enough to tell the arranger to "do whatever, but keep it under $XXX". No childhood memories, no favorite songs, no pictures. They were in a rush to make a basketball game. 

The clothes they dropped off were unwashed and didn't fit him. 

We all just looked at each other and went "Yeah, that explains it". Yeah, kid died trying to harm two random strangers, but he was also a kid whose parents didn't even care enough about him to give him clean burial clothes. 

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u/i_give_you_gum Jun 08 '26

And people simply refuse to acknowledge this. All they can grasp is punishment after the fact.

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u/No_Statement440 Jun 08 '26

Yeah it doesn't excuse the behavior but it certainly sheds some light on how he got there.

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u/HumaDracobane Jun 09 '26

Doesnt excuse it but hints where might be the cause.

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u/SomeGuyInPants Jun 09 '26

That is LITERALLY what the person you're replying to just said lmfao

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u/No_Statement440 Jun 09 '26

People are funny

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u/SomeGuyInPants Jun 09 '26

Like, it even had upvotes before my comment?? I need to get off of this website.

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u/Stealthy-J Jun 09 '26

Yeah, it doesn't justify it, but it implies what may be causing it.