Could you kill somebody?
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Well "direst circumstances" is a bit rich. I'm quite sure if the circumstances were dire enough even my dear old mother would kill.
And what are we talking here? Are we saying flip a switch and they die in a remote location of bludgeon them to death with a blunt object? I'd think if it was particularly tough or gory I'd just shut down, can't process it all and be unable to do anything. Happens a lot apparently, when the shit hits the fan they just go catatonic.
But if I was being attacked and I had a gun, yeah, I guess so. There's not much to think about, if it's my life or his my lower brain functions are going to make the decisions for me.
But I don't have a gun because I live in a "peaceful society" (pah!) where guns are de-facto illegal. In fact the law doesn't look to kindly on self defence either, so that's another lay of inhibition. I think I'd freak out to be brutally honest, lack the nerve to do it even if I felt justified.
And what are we talking here? Are we saying flip a switch and they die in a remote location of bludgeon them to death with a blunt object? I'd think if it was particularly tough or gory I'd just shut down, can't process it all and be unable to do anything. Happens a lot apparently, when the shit hits the fan they just go catatonic.
But if I was being attacked and I had a gun, yeah, I guess so. There's not much to think about, if it's my life or his my lower brain functions are going to make the decisions for me.
But I don't have a gun because I live in a "peaceful society" (pah!) where guns are de-facto illegal. In fact the law doesn't look to kindly on self defence either, so that's another lay of inhibition. I think I'd freak out to be brutally honest, lack the nerve to do it even if I felt justified.
99% of those who say they could would not be able to when push comes to shove. it's human nature to preserve life. armies just beat that out of you. let's look at some stats
75% of soldiers never saw the enemy in WW2 and of those 25 that did 8% fired and 5% got confirmed kills. it not as easy as a video game.
on topic. no. unless it was via a grenade/bomb
75% of soldiers never saw the enemy in WW2 and of those 25 that did 8% fired and 5% got confirmed kills. it not as easy as a video game.
on topic. no. unless it was via a grenade/bomb
I can physically kill someone, but whether I could actually do it is another story. I could probably kill someone if they threatened my family, my life or my freedom
If someone ever even touches me mum, you know what i'll do?
I'm not normally violent. I'm really not. But I've had enough with injustice in this world.
I'll sodamize them with a stick of lit dynamite after bashing their skull in with a gun soaked in gasoline
I'm not normally violent. I'm really not. But I've had enough with injustice in this world.
If angered enough I probably very well could, both mentally and physically (I'm about 230 pounds and not absurdly fat).
Of course, I'd be in a somewhat primal/pissed-off state or in a special circumstance if I did so, and rationally I would try to avoid killing.
Of course, I'd be in a somewhat primal/pissed-off state or in a special circumstance if I did so, and rationally I would try to avoid killing.
everybody has the instinct to kill.
but "could we?" honestly, not meaning to be sexist or anything, but some men would probably be more willing to kill than some women
that being said, i guess you can also say some women may probably be more inclined to kill than some men..
it's all about the psychology of the individual. (there, i just negated the entire sexism element i previously attempted to remove by negating the sexism element)
if two people were stuck in a room with moving walls, about to be crushed, and for some reason only one was supposed to get out alive (say it's some freaky B-grade horror movie), you'd do whatever the hell you can to be the one to escape. the level of mental damage after doing so, varies from person to person - person A might never get over it, while person B would probably rejoice at his/her successful survival, or see it as something that had to be done, and think nothing of it.
reflecting on myself, i don't know if i'd be able to do it. then again, you only find out what you're capable of when you're in the heat of the moment. on the surface we try to be good, civilised people, but if you take our houses and our supermarkets and our money away, it's all about instinctive survival.
no? well, i tried.
but "could we?" honestly, not meaning to be sexist or anything, but some men would probably be more willing to kill than some women
that being said, i guess you can also say some women may probably be more inclined to kill than some men..
it's all about the psychology of the individual. (there, i just negated the entire sexism element i previously attempted to remove by negating the sexism element)
if two people were stuck in a room with moving walls, about to be crushed, and for some reason only one was supposed to get out alive (say it's some freaky B-grade horror movie), you'd do whatever the hell you can to be the one to escape. the level of mental damage after doing so, varies from person to person - person A might never get over it, while person B would probably rejoice at his/her successful survival, or see it as something that had to be done, and think nothing of it.
reflecting on myself, i don't know if i'd be able to do it. then again, you only find out what you're capable of when you're in the heat of the moment. on the surface we try to be good, civilised people, but if you take our houses and our supermarkets and our money away, it's all about instinctive survival.
no? well, i tried.
