Poll: Would you kill a man?

[BGH122]

I'd try not to, I'd try to reason with him or incapacitate him, but if he's a Marine then he's probably fluent in close quarters combat, so I may not have a choice. Either way, I'd probably be ethically cleared. The most common attack levied at those who've killed to protect their own life is the Two Wrongs Fallacy: if you accept that killing is wrong then you must accept that you were wrong to kill, regardless of reason. However, the Two Wrongs Fallacy has something of a get out clause in which a wrong action committed specifically to negate another wrong action can be justified. Or at least that's what this source claims.

Whether or not I would feel guilt over it is a different matter. If I felt that I'd willingly been the initial cause in the causal chain that had led to the man's death then I'd feel guilty.

 

[Shock and Awe]

To be honest I have no hangups about killing someone who has the obvious will and way to kill me, I also wouldn't hesitate to kill someone who is trying to harm a loved one.

 

[von Ohzu]

Sure I'd kill a man in a fair fight. Or if I think he's about to start a fair fight.

 

[C0nn0r666]

hell ya skillet to the face motherf#@!*%R

 

[ClaptonKnophlerHendrix]

This isn't really that hard of a scenario because morally, it's in your right to defend yourself...

hell, even the -freaking law- wouldn't punish you for it.

To make a more difficult scenario, it needs to be far more controversial

Ok how about this. The man is pregnant and his unborn baby will grow up to cure cancer. Now what will you do?

 

[the1ultimate]

There's always another way.
I'd might die if I messed up, but I am an eternal optimist.
And to answer your original question: no, never.

And that's why you would wind up dead in said situation. Sometimes there isn't another way, life isn't always fair.

I would have no qualms about killing him at all. You void your right to life when you attempt to infringe on mine.

I don't think so. I'm a pretty dangerous person when cornered. People generally are when you take away all their other options. And I'm good at running.

There is also the matter of whether or not I would ever even get into the situation in the first place.

But put simply, and given the extremely hypothetical situation at hand, the answer is still no.

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

I'm not sure. I probably wouldn't; knowing me I'd go for the non-fatal bodily harm option and hope that solves the problem.

 

[internutt]

If I knew I wouldn't get in trouble for it and someone seriously managed to piss me off beyond redemption then yes I probably would pull the trigger.

 

[Blue22]

I couldn't live with the knowledge that I took someone else's life. Sure, he may have done, but that doesn't mean I have to. The pansy in me speaking.

 

[Private Custard]

I'd kill him and not lose any sleep.

Actually, I'd probably sleep a lot better knowing my possible murderer is dead.........how many people are unlucky enough to have two potential murderers in the world!

 

[FolkLikePanda]

Yes, but tortue them slowly before hand, won't describe it because I don't want coppers coming round my house asking me why I was posting gruesome idealogies and vocabulary on the internet and be thrown into a nut-house. And no I wouldn't have any guilty feeling towards the victim, the family might say I'm a cold hearted bastard for killing their son, but all I can say is "You shouldn't of brought him a dickhead then should you". Mainly because the people I wish to kill are complete and utter twats.

 

[historybuff]

For a Klondike Bar?

 

[FolkLikePanda]

And yeah, person with a gun to your head is a twat. (Actually read the first post).

 

[Ren3004]

If someone attacks me, I have the right to defend myself. If I could only do that by killing someone, then yes, i would do it.

EDITr try to

 

[Lord Beautiful]

If need be, yes. If he intends to kill me for an inadequate reason, or if he intends to kill any innocent people in general, I will eliminate him.

 

[The_ModeRazor]

Well, if he has a gun and I don't, I'm most likely fucked anyway.
So I suppose I have a gun too and can pull it on him faster. Well, I think I'd kill him, but I'd definitely feel wrong for it.
But if you have to go close quarters, then there's no need to kill them: hit the guy smack dab in his face and he'll definitely go asleep.
Of course if he tried to kill someone I care about, I'd rip him apart in a second.

 

[Spineyguy]

Worrying number of people saying yes.

It's difficult to pedict what I'd do in such a situation, since nothing at all similar exists. But I'd like to think that I'd make a considered decision and stand by it.

Either that or just cut off his hands.

 

[Artemis923]

In a heartbeat.

Basically this. That man's life is forfeit when he decided to break in with the intent of ending my life. I will do ANYTHING to stay alive.

 

[Monkeysicle]

I would if I could not end up not being imprisoned because of it.

 

[Aunel]

try and kick him into the floor, maybe choke him till he is unconscious, but I would not keep kicking him when he is down until he dies