• burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de
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    21 hours ago

    So this fella was stabbing people with syringes? How did he not get the shit beaten out of him by an angry crowd? Did he always target smaller, vulnerable people who were alone?

    What an absolute piece of shit.

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      21 hours ago

      They were capped syringes for the “pranks,” but your point still stands.

      What’s worse is that at the time, there were actually a lot of syringe stabbings in France according to this Sun article (it’s the Sun, sorry about that). I was curious so I looked up more articles.

      I’m speculating, but maybe people don’t want to beat someone up if they don’t actually get hurt, fearing worse punishment.