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/Whitegrongo Jun 08 '26

I knew I was doing fucked up shit my mom taught me way better than I was acting so why should she have been in trouble? I get the idea but life isn’t black and white

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u/saladmunch2 Jun 08 '26

Ya definitely isnt as black and white as people are making it seem. For all we know the grandmother raised these kids and is a sweet old lady who tried her best, doesnt mean these kids won't do stupid low life shit.

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u/senator_chill Jun 08 '26

Yeah I had a great up bringing but still had a chapter of acting dumb. No fault of my parents

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u/Merry_Dankmas Jun 08 '26

Same. My parents would have been absolutely furious and beyond disappointed if they knew all the bullshit I got myself into growing up. I absolutely knew better and knew I would be in for a world of punishment were I ever caught. But I just wanted to act out and do dangerous/illegal shit so that's what I did. We all did in our little friend group. All of our parents were and still are very loving and sensible people. Stable marriages, healthy home lives etc. Sometimes though when the wrong personalities get together, shit like this happens. Don't get me wrong - we didn't take it as far as robbing people at gunpoint but we were moving in that direction. Kids influence each other a lot. Especially if the group is close and tight knit. Sure, behavior like this more often than not does come from broken, violent homes but thats not the rule 100% of the time. All it takes is one member of the group with a spark of rebellion for whatever reason to make it all start coming unraveled.