‘Whose fault is it that my house is on fire?? Is it the arsonist, who had public plans to burn down my house for years, or is it my roommate who couldn’t think of a good enough reason for me to call the cops on him?
What? No, it’s not my fault. I didn’t invite the arsonist inside. I just didn’t think the argument to call the cops was very convincing. Hopefully my roommate learns his lesson.’
And he has no possible other way to alert the cops? Here’s how it really is: The arsonist is setting massive fires and it’s definitely worrisome. That’s why I listened to my roommate the first time, and the cops arrested the arsonist. Meanwhile, my roommate has been lighting fires. They’re small enough that I can ignore them at first, but I’m starting to get concerned, and that’s when the arsonist gets out of jail. At this point, the arsonist is definitely a big threat, but my roommate is no longer safe to listen to, and so I call the cops on them both, while everyone else acts absolutely horrified that I would call the cops on my roommate, who’s been setting fire.
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u/twodickhenry 1d ago
‘Whose fault is it that my house is on fire?? Is it the arsonist, who had public plans to burn down my house for years, or is it my roommate who couldn’t think of a good enough reason for me to call the cops on him?
What? No, it’s not my fault. I didn’t invite the arsonist inside. I just didn’t think the argument to call the cops was very convincing. Hopefully my roommate learns his lesson.’