one; voice {my mathematical mind can see the breaks}.

[justmath]

[Oh hey, look, it's a (fairly) new kid on the network. And he has a question for y'all.]

Hey, everyone. My name's Alvin Draper and I'm pretty new here, so I apologize if this is a question that's been asked before, but it seemed ... relevant, given some of the more recent discussions here.

[I.e., that whole "should we kill Delight" poll, which Tim is still actively side-eyeing the hell out of everyone here over. Except Lance. Lance is the only sane person here and has the correct opinion on murder.]

I'm just curious - [because he wants to know exactly what kinds of psychos he's landed with] - under what circumstances do you believe it's acceptable to kill someone, and why do you believe that?

[Please cite your sources using MLA format, thanks!]

Comments

voice

[am_i_a_monster]

Very few people are reasonable. They're quick to judge and label people as monsters, vandalize their homes, lock them away or worse.

[She takes a moment to gain control of her bitterness.]

There's just no easy answer to when killing is acceptable.

voice

[justmath]

Then maybe the answer is that it isn't acceptable.

voice

[am_i_a_monster]

That isn't an answer. That leaves everyone powerless to defend themselves. And leaves no understanding for extreme situations.

voice

[justmath]

You're mistaking defense with murder. You can defend yourself without resorting to killing your attacker.

voice /threadjack because he's nosy and has to

[lifetothefullest]

Although that's often true, it isn't always. She's right in that there are some extreme situations in which a nonlethal option isn't viable, no matter how much one might wish it were.

[He has a feeling that the sorts of situations that Abigail is referring to might be the same ones that caused him to qualify his own statement with an 'almost', especially with the examples in her first response. If so, it's important to make the distinction here; people who have gone through those sorts of things and had to make that choice usually feel enough guilt already.]

voice

[am_i_a_monster]

[There's a tone of relief in her voice at having someone understand.]

Right! And there are times when you can't think of other options, when you're desperate.

voice

[lifetothefullest]

[He can hear that tone, and it makes him feel like it was definitely worth saying something even if he has to partially disagree with her response. Not entirely, just enough to make it clear--]

Although desperation isn't always a justification, yes, that can be a factor. Some situations are very complicated.

[To put it mildly.]

voice

[am_i_a_monster]

No, you can't. Not always.

And you still seeming to be assuming that a person will be in their right mind and able to rationally find a way out of bad situation.