Could you kill a person?
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If I had a reason, easily. There are far worse fates than death. Not to mention that there are MANY people in my life who I would have already killed if it was not illegal.
I'll get back to you once I've been in a situation where a lethal conflict occurs.
Noone really knows till they're actually faced with such a dilemma.
Noone really knows till they're actually faced with such a dilemma.
If it maximized utility, absolutely. If killing 1 person saved 3 lives, NOT killing the person would be me committing double homicide by any measurement that matters. I wouldn't even feel guilty, until I made the conscious choice to make myself feel guilty. Because that's something you should do.
If the person I had to kill was someone I cared about though, I think I would end up being a hypocrite. I'm under no illusion that that is anything except a character flaw on my part.
::Edit:: I just saw someone point out that you don't know until you have been in that situation. Fair enough. I suspect that that's how I would react, but I have no way to know.
If the person I had to kill was someone I cared about though, I think I would end up being a hypocrite. I'm under no illusion that that is anything except a character flaw on my part.
::Edit:: I just saw someone point out that you don't know until you have been in that situation. Fair enough. I suspect that that's how I would react, but I have no way to know.
I need a good reason to be motivated to do anything.
In self defence, I think I'd be perfectly capable and I think I'd be okay with it afterwards. Of course, I don't know for sure and in reality it could be entirely different.
In self defence, I think I'd be perfectly capable and I think I'd be okay with it afterwards. Of course, I don't know for sure and in reality it could be entirely different.
Depends on whether or not my preparations to take over the world are finished.
Can't do such a thing while anyone is in a position to stop me.
Can't do such a thing while anyone is in a position to stop me.
I think a lot of people in this thread are either lying to themselves or don't comprehend killing someone. I think it's because we see people getting killed in films, TV programmes, pictures and games all the time so we think that it looks easy. The reality of course being that the vast majority of the people who answered that they could kill someone and recover, probably couldn't.
I'm not flaming anyone, I'm just saying that there is a big difference between talking about killing someone and actually doing it and I highly doubt that the majority of you who answered that you could, would be capable of killing and just living happily ever after once you have dealt with it.
I'm not flaming anyone, I'm just saying that there is a big difference between talking about killing someone and actually doing it and I highly doubt that the majority of you who answered that you could, would be capable of killing and just living happily ever after once you have dealt with it.
All I'd need is a reason to kill someone. Self defense? Damn right I would. In a war? Yup I'd kill the enemy there no doubt. Could I end the life of a mass murderer? You bet I could. The right motivation (or mental disorders) is all anyone needs to be capable of killing. Doesn't necessarily make what you did right, but that is another debate.
Depends on the day,weather,person,mood,mental state im in and how badly i hate the person.
So basically no i dont think so.
So basically no i dont think so.
My grandparents' friend was in the army and killed someone, and they said he wasn't quite the same afterwards.
