Could you kill somebody?

[MercenaryCanary]

Well, physically yes, because I was taught at school how to use a military issue L-98 rifle and have fired various other weapons in that time. I also have a knack for seeing the potential weapon in anything.

I wish I went to your school then. Everyone treats me like a psychopath when I tell them that "this" or "that" would make a good bludgeon, or that I make a bulls-eye from 100 yards with only iron sights. You're rather lucky.

On topic: Yes.

 

[Aardvark]

According to my mother, I have killed countless starving african children by not eating my greens. If it's that easy, then I doubt I'll have a problem taking on starving adults. Non-starving ones might take a little more planning and forethought.

 

[Spitfire175]

Yes I could. Quite a lot of people actually. But I don't want to.

 

[Et3rnalLegend64]

I would if someone threatened me or my friends? Here's something. Have we gotten a "no" yet?

 

[Trivun]

Well, physically yes, because I was taught at school how to use a military issue L-98 rifle and have fired various other weapons in that time. I also have a knack for seeing the potential weapon in anything.

I wish I went to your school then. Everyone treats me like a psychopath when I tell them that "this" or "that" would make a good bludgeon, or that I make a bulls-eye from 100 yards with only iron sights. You're rather lucky.

On topic: Yes.

Stupidest part is, I'm British and went to a UK school, so really I shouldn't have had weapons. It was some RAF cadet thing, we did RAF training every Friday after school and there was a seperate Army cadet thing too, basically just military training in case anyone wanted to go into the Armed Forces after school. I did want to join the RAF for a time but decided to try game development instead. But at least I came out of it knowing about first aid, aircraft recognition, weapons training, stealth and tactics, and the ability to fly a glider under supervision, with the chance to try for a full gliding license at any time...

 

[bodyklok]

I honestly don't know, all I can say is that killing someone, regardless of what you use and often why you're doing it, isn't as easy as it seems.

 

[Julianking93]

Well of course if someone was in my house or if someone was wanting to fight.


But if you're talking about just going up to a random person and just kill them, then no. I'd have to have a motive.

 

[Logic 0]

No I just can't do no matter who they are.

 

[Souplex]

Humans are soft and fleshy; it is really easy to kill them.

 

[MercenaryCanary]

Well, physically yes, because I was taught at school how to use a military issue L-98 rifle and have fired various other weapons in that time. I also have a knack for seeing the potential weapon in anything.

I wish I went to your school then. Everyone treats me like a psychopath when I tell them that "this" or "that" would make a good bludgeon, or that I make a bulls-eye from 100 yards with only iron sights. You're rather lucky.

On topic: Yes.

Stupidest part is, I'm British and went to a UK school, so really I shouldn't have had weapons. It was some RAF cadet thing, we did RAF training every Friday after school and there was a seperate Army cadet thing too, basically just military training in case anyone wanted to go into the Armed Forces after school. I did want to join the RAF for a time but decided to try game development instead. But at least I came out of it knowing about first aid, aircraft recognition, weapons training, stealth and tactics, and the ability to fly a glider under supervision, with the chance to try for a full gliding license at any time...

:O No fair! I only know how to do advanced first aid, weapons handling, and I haven't been taught how to learn to sneak around, I just walk slowly towards people and cover myself in a load of leaves. If only I knew how to do what you could do, man....

 

[The Riff]

Yes. Stab them and bury them somewhere really remote while using gloves, normal clothes and a hat and then burn them all at different places.

 

[Insanum]

Yes.

Mentally it wouldn't phase me. Physically doing it could be the problem (im a weed)

 

[JenXXXJen]

I'd like to say no, but in the right circumstances I probably would, as would most people. Think of the Milgram Experiment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment

 

[Eternal_24]

I don't know. I've been thinking a lot about death and its implications lately... before now I'd of just said yes because I didn't care, it would've been a 'no brainer' for me but I'm not quite sure if I could kill someone anymore. To kill someone means ending their conscious experience of this world permenantly and, honestly, there are few people who really deserve that. If put in the "you kill them or they kill you (or your friend/family member)" scenario then yeah, I guess I'd kill the guy, there's really no other choice...

 

[Joa_Belgium]

I'd maybe shout that in a blind rage, but I don't think I could at the moment itself.

... Unless it was against someone who killed or gravely hurt someone I love in my life (family/close friends) and could continue to do so, unpunished. I'd like to take matters into my own hands if it is required.

 

[Denarius]

I don't see it quite as a question of could you kill if yourself or someone you love was in danger, hell I could tell you right now there are people I would take a bullet or a knife for if that really gives the right meaning for it.

The real question is CAN you kill your attacker? Could you maintain that clear state you have now and not panic? Our resident army person here can probably testify along with me that being taught how to kill and to have the resolve to go through with it are two different things, however to go through with it with a gun, could you keep yourself steady, could you react in time, basically would you freeze up or take the shot?

 

[itsnotyouitsme]

Only in extreme conditions. Basically, I'd have to first blow his hands and feet off, and he still have to continue trying to kill my friend, somehow... maybe he would bleed to death first... does that count as killing him?

Or, if there was no other way out. Something like I'd have to have a non-armor piercing sniper rifle(maybe an old one) and the person would be an instance from killing my friend, and their in a steel building or something with a small window only at his head, eye level(maybe to watch me), and I'd have to be a mile away or so. maybe a walky-talky with him saying "say good night" and my friend screaming. some very bizarre thing that is nearly impossible to happen. then I'd take the kill shot.

or, if they were zombies. no problem killing off zombies.

 

[Drakmorg]

No I just can't do no matter who they are.

So we finally got an absolute "no"
only took until the 33rd person to get one.

 

[itsnotyouitsme]

scratch that, yes i could, but only if there was a shootout at the school with machine guns or something.

 

[frank220]

Here is something you can't understand; how I could just kill a man. Sorry, I love CH so much I had to do it. If I am being threatened at gunpoint, for example, I think I would.