Could you kill someone if you had choice?
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derelix said:
Some don't even have to evolve.
Would "live or be killed" be OK to describe it?
OP: As it stands, it's a bullshit question. Throw in a guarantee of the victim's safety, the victim being a small child, or the victim being a loved one. Otherwise, it's only a shade different from something like "would you step out of the way of an oncoming car?"
In that case, if the guy deserved to die, or would benefit the world from his death, then yes, I'd shoot him whether or not I was being threatened. And I'd possibly torture him a little first.
And no, I'm not just trying to be 'edgy' (screw you Tim Langdell!) by saying that. I am being serious. I do actually have a little urge inside me to want to hurt someone, to take pleasure in their pain and to want to torture them. Of course, I would never do this in real life, but there is that basic desire. Personally, I think all humans have that same desire, as it's just an urge to gain power and control which is a very human and natural thing to feel. It's just that societal conventions mean that anyone who acts on those urges and impulses is cast out and branded a criminal or a psychotic maniac.
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What the hell am I doing on a Maths course at uni? I should have done Psychology, I'm much more interested in this stuff than Differential Geometry...
Anyway, I just act out these urges by writing about them anyway, or imagining them. The last short story I came up with (yet to be written) had a character who, aside from having an incestuous love for her brother, loved to torture and kill people (and she was one of the good guys!). So, she ends up capturing an enemy agent (it makes sense in context), and torturing him for information while getting very turned on, then just spending a whole night torturing him (and killing him the next morning as they both orgasm... yeah, it does happen in the story...).
I'm a crazed loon, aren't I?
And no, I'm not just trying to be 'edgy' (screw you Tim Langdell!) by saying that. I am being serious. I do actually have a little urge inside me to want to hurt someone, to take pleasure in their pain and to want to torture them. Of course, I would never do this in real life, but there is that basic desire. Personally, I think all humans have that same desire, as it's just an urge to gain power and control which is a very human and natural thing to feel. It's just that societal conventions mean that anyone who acts on those urges and impulses is cast out and branded a criminal or a psychotic maniac.
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What the hell am I doing on a Maths course at uni? I should have done Psychology, I'm much more interested in this stuff than Differential Geometry...
Anyway, I just act out these urges by writing about them anyway, or imagining them. The last short story I came up with (yet to be written) had a character who, aside from having an incestuous love for her brother, loved to torture and kill people (and she was one of the good guys!). So, she ends up capturing an enemy agent (it makes sense in context), and torturing him for information while getting very turned on, then just spending a whole night torturing him (and killing him the next morning as they both orgasm... yeah, it does happen in the story...).
I'm a crazed loon, aren't I?
Yes, if it was a friend or loved one you would have a real conundrum their, but I would kill a stranger to save myself any day. Heartless? Maybe. Smart? Yes.
That all depends. How many people are guarding me? How many bullets does the gun have? Because if it's only the one guy telling me to do it and he's within close range and I had at least three bullets, I could shoot the guy forcing me to do it in the hand, and both his legs so he can't shoot me and can't come after me. I'd call 9-1-1 afterwards and then live life like normal, without killing anyone. But if I only had one bullet, multiple guards, and the guy is looking from afar, then I would pull the trigger. I wouldn't want to, I'd try to make it as quick and painless as possible, and then attend his funeral.
Right here right now, no I couldn't do it.
But when I'm in the situation we'll see when my survival instincts kick in, but I'm sure I still wouldn't do it.
But when I'm in the situation we'll see when my survival instincts kick in, but I'm sure I still wouldn't do it.
I'd kill the other guy in a heartbeat. And I'd do my level best to kill the other son of a ***** first for pointing a gun at me and second for putting me in that position.
I honestly don't believe I could. I mean, if just reading that made me feel uncomfortable, I doubt I would be likely to do it in a real life situation. It's not a question of morality or even logic with me, I just really don't think I could. But I suppose we never know what our instincts will tell us to do in such a situation.
I guess it would also depend on what my circumstances are in the future. If this happens in, say, a warzone or something, I might be more desensitised to death and more likely to do it, but if it happened randomly here in the suburbs, it would be far more jarring, and I think I would just be too stunned to think, and wouldn't be able to act. Also, I suppose if I was older and had a wife and kids, that would change my decision.
But, as of right now, if it happened this very second, then no; I couldn't kill someone. I don't have that in me.
I guess it would also depend on what my circumstances are in the future. If this happens in, say, a warzone or something, I might be more desensitised to death and more likely to do it, but if it happened randomly here in the suburbs, it would be far more jarring, and I think I would just be too stunned to think, and wouldn't be able to act. Also, I suppose if I was older and had a wife and kids, that would change my decision.
But, as of right now, if it happened this very second, then no; I couldn't kill someone. I don't have that in me.
I don't think I could bring myself to pull the trigger on someone I don't know...
Now if this person was to be a rapist or murderer, I would have no hesitation.
Now if this person was to be a rapist or murderer, I would have no hesitation.
I would kill them instantly, most likely. It would depend. In reality, such a situation would have context. I mean, if I don't trust that the mastermind will leave me alone, or if I am going to go to jail, or whatever other consequence... I might decide I am better off not staining my soul with murder, AND getting shafted in the bargain, and just take the bullet myself.
pop goes his brains done and done
not my fault he is dead rather its the master minds sure i made a choice of self preservation but i wouldn't have to if it wern't for him.
not my fault he is dead rather its the master minds sure i made a choice of self preservation but i wouldn't have to if it wern't for him.
Could I break it's neck and feed upon it's cheeks? I saved my bullets so that will buy me points right?
