10+ People who got the instant karma they deserved: 'I judged someone because their phone screen was cracked... then I immediately dropped my phone'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Feb 4, 2026 3:00 PM EST

What goes around comes around — just let these people tell you exactly how it played out for them. 

You don't have to literally believe in karmic intervention to watch it play out in real time. It's often hilarious when it happens! 

Maybe you've experienced something like it while driving, as it often seems to happen while on the road. You're driving along, checking your rearview mirror and driving cautiously, when suddenly, in the distance, you hear that whiny-engine sound of a car going 40 miles over the speed limit. You brace yourself for the inevitable: the speeding car weaves between the lanes without a care in the world until it eventually passes you, too. These drivers drive me insane! They do not care about the safety of anyone else on the road. All they care about is pushing that speedometer to the limit. 

Luckily, cops are thrilled to put a stop to this kind of driver. Once they get a view of the license plate, it's all over. That driver will face a pricey ticket, get some points knocked off their license, or maybe will even have some kind of legal action taken against them. The schadenfreude is so delicious. Now that haughty driver is sweating, handing over their license and registration with shaky hands, trying to convince the officer that they really, truly didn't realize they were going 115 in a 55 miles per hour zone. Good luck with that, pal! 

These people were also subject to the whims of karmic intervention! Some told their finest driving-related stories, while others had smaller-scale stories. 

For example, one person was rolling their eyes at someone who had a cracked phone. They are unsightly. Sometimes you see a phone whose glass screen is in so many pieces it looks unusable, yet you'll still see the owner typing away a text on it. Modern electronics are a marvel. My phone screen's glass protector is cracked right this very second, due to me dropping it at least 3 or 4 times per day. Doesn't everyone do that? It can't just be me… Anyway, this person felt that sense of judgment in their heart, only to turn around and shatter their own phone screen. Whoops! 

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    el_goyo_rojo I mocked my wife for shaking out her shoes only to find a giant centipede in mine when I went to put it on.
    via u/el_goyo_rojo
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    k ysCologist I ate all the cashews in my sister's mixed nuts jar. She was confused why there wasn't any and I just casually said "idk maybe a mixup at the factory". She believed me. We ordered Chinese takeout that night and I ordered cashew chicken. They forgot my cashews.
    via u/k***ys**ologist
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    fangelo2 A guy was riding my ass driving on a 2 lane road. He finally got a chance to pass me. He floors it. Roars past me. Gives me the finger as he went by. Just then his radiator hose lets loose and I wave to him as his car was engulfed in a huge cloud of steam.
    via u/fangelo2
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    New_Storm_8124 The best case of instant karma was when a woman shouted at me for eating in my car, claiming I was "radiating negative energy," and then laid down behind my tires to prevent me from leaving. When the police arrived, they reviewed my dashcam footage and told
    via u/New_Storm_8124
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    her she would go to jail for filing a false report if she didn't get up immediately, causing her to flee so fast she forgot her purse.
    via u/New_Storm_8124
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    effing_ahhnahh I judged someone because their phone screen was cracked thinking "how could you let that happen??" Then I immediately dropped my phone and cracked my screen. well played universe
    via u/effing_ahhnahh
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    Super Flight1997 I was with friends at a huge craft and cooking show in a very large exhibition hall. Very crowded, hundreds of people slowing queueing thru the aisles. 3 ladies were trying to cut thru by creating a double line while talking loudly about the crowds.
    via u/Super Flight1997
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    One pushed my female friend so she and her very large handbag could get through. We had just bought last Cokes and mine accidentally spilled into the ladies open handbag. Swear I didn't intentionally pour it in!!
    via u/Super Flight1997
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    cas-adea When I was in high school, I was driving to school and was in the line to get turned into school which was always a bit long and backed up. I was close to the front of the line, going to be able to turn in on the next green.
    via u/cas-adea
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    A car (with other high schoolers) came flying up in the next lane and pulled in front of me, almost hitting me. Next I heard police sirens and a police car immediately pulled them over in the turn in. LOL
    via u/cas-adea
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    Miserable_Sea_1... Years ago, I lived in an apartment complex near this couple that was consistently doing weird stuff. One Thanksgiving, we see the guy getting out of his car. He excitedly tells us he just went 90 past a cop (in a 45), but it was ok because
    via u/Miserable_Sea_1335
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    he had something in his car that scrambled the scanner or something and got away before the cop could follow. About 2 seconds later, a cop pulled into the parking lot. For him, of course.
    via u/Miserable_Sea_1335
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    beejers30 I was driving down a road in an unfamiliar town. I had the green light and was going straight through the intersection when some idiot coming from the other direction turned left in front of me. I had to slam on my brakes. Immediately I saw the lights flash on from the cop car that was behind me.
    via u/beejers30
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    Chased the other car down the road. I didn't stick around to see what happened but I at least didn't have to say "where's a cop when you need one!"
    via u/beejers30
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    SeriousEel Some dingbat pulled out in front of me and dangerously cut me off while I was driving 45mph, which was the speed limit. Little did he know a cop was behind me and saw the whole thing, flipped his lights on and pulled the dingbat over immediately. I was cheering as I drove past
    via u/SeriousEel
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    WitchyBroom A lady walked up to a cashier and started yelling. Cashier had no clue as to why. The customer continued to yell now drawing attention of the growing line. She keeps yelling as she's walking away and looking back ay the cashier who us now busy helping other customers.
    via u/WitchyBroom
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    As she's leaving she walks smack dab into the part if the glass door that doesn't open. Every other cashier and customer erupted in laughter. It was beautiful
    via u/WitchyBroom
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    CreeksideGirl12 My former mother-in-law was in her cups one night and irritably asked me why I had not given either of my two children a favorite family name of hers for their middle names. For once in my life, I was quick on the draw, and I said, "Well, you had twice as many children as me, and YOU didn't choose to use it!"
    via u/CreeksideGirl12
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