Could you?

[Paksenarrion]

Would you, could you, on a train?
With a knife, into the brain?

I would not, could not on a train!
Not with a knife, into the brain!

Would you, could you, for some gold?
Or if you were completely trolled?

I would not, could not for some gold!
Not even if somebody trolled!

 

[LadyMint]

In a "you or me" situation where I knew that person was going to kill me if I didn't kill them first? Oh yes, I'd go for gold. Hopefully I'd be in a situation where I could just knock them out and tie them up until authorities got to us, because I'd never get over having had to kill someone. But I'd do what had to be done if it really had to be done.

 

[TH3_D15HWA5H3R]

damn straight i would... yer i went there

 

[Chamale]

I'd be willing to kill someone in self-defense, but that's about it. This is in the broadest sense - defending me, defending others, killing any enemy in a war. In the last case, I think killing prisoners would always be bad, so I wouldn't kill anyone who'd surrendered.

I'd be willing to eat someone if we were trapped in the mountains and rescue was weeks away, but I'd be trying to sever body parts non-lethally and eat those.

Going into really weird scenarios, if someone transferred organs from a healthy person into themself, I think I'd be willing to give the wronged person their organs back. Even if it killed the organ thief. I'm out of plausible scenarios under which it would be moral to kill someone.

 

[latenightapplepie]

Yes. I believe that everyone, or almost everyone, has the capacity to kill, given the right circumstances.

 

[gostchiken]

Since I plan to pursue a career in Law Enforcement, I suppose I'll have to learn. As of right now... maybe.

 

[Faladorian]

No, Murder is wrong, regardless of circumstance.

I hope you're joking.

I don't see how anybody can think that murder is wrong under any circumstances.

What if somebody just raped and killed your entire family and was about to set off all of the nukes in the world, creating a nuclear wasteland, and either you kill them right now or the world and humanity are doomed.

How is that not justifiable? I wouldn't think twice before killing that guy.

Human beings will go to drastic bounds to justify Murder, I believe that all human life is worth preserving, No questions asked.

Actually, questions are being asked. And that vague, evasive answer leads me to believe that you would not kill a person that has ended the lives of many and are ready to end the rest.

In fact, if all life is worth preserving, then by not killing said person, you're dooming the entire species to death.

Since when is killing one person to save more than one person wrong?

 

[DanielBrown]

Yes, I could.
Not much more to say than that...