During a conversation at work today the question came up 'If someone you loved was in immediate danger of death from a stranger, and you could only save them by killing the stranger, would you do it?'
I answered 'Yes, absolutely' without any hesitation.
I was then asked,'Ok, so you would be prepared to kill, but if it came down to it, could you?'
Again I answered 'Yes', without any hesitation.
I've been thinking about my immediate response ever since, and I haven't changed my mind. I not only would, but could.
Would I regret it afterwards? Possibly. Possibly not. I hope I am never in the situation where I find out, but having done some real soul searching I am still of the opinion that if I had to kill a stranger to save a loved one I would not hesitate.
Am I alone in feeling like this? After all, women are supposed to be the gentler sex, but there is also nothing more ferocious than a female defending her offspring.
So would you?
Could you?
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Could You Kill?
Yes and yes. In any situation where a loved one is in immediate danger I would expect most people would do what was necessary purely on impulse/instinct and only have the time and space to actually think it through later. Regret? I might feel remorse that I had been placed in a situation where something extreme was necessary but I wouldn't regret doing what was needed to protect a loved one.
Yep I could kill under those circumstances.
I think that adrenaline and my natural instinct to protect my loved ones would kick in and I'd only start to realise and be affected by it all after the event.
Would I regret it?? I doubt it. If that person was on the verge of really hurting my family/friends then I could easily justifiy my actions to myself.
I can be a hard bitch if I really have to.
Fee
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I think that adrenaline and my natural instinct to protect my loved ones would kick in and I'd only start to realise and be affected by it all after the event.
Would I regret it?? I doubt it. If that person was on the verge of really hurting my family/friends then I could easily justifiy my actions to myself.
I can be a hard bitch if I really have to.
Fee
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Quote by Lissa
During a conversation at work today the question came up 'If someone you loved was in immediate danger of death from a stranger, and you could only save them by killing the stranger, would you do it?'
I answered 'Yes, absolutely' without any hesitation.
I was then asked,'Ok, so you would be prepared to kill, but if it came down to it, could you?'
Again I answered 'Yes', without any hesitation.
I've been thinking about my immediate response ever since, and I haven't changed my mind. I not only would, but could.
Would I regret it afterwards? Possibly. Possibly not. I hope I am never in the situation where I find out, but having done some real soul searching I am still of the opinion that if I had to kill a stranger to save a loved one I would not hesitate.
Am I alone in feeling like this? After all, women are supposed to be the gentler sex, but there is also nothing more ferocious than a female defending her offspring.
So would you?
Could you?
Being ex military yes an yes i wouldnt bat an eyelid or have any nightmares after...
I would say yes... but heres the twist, If I killed and my loved one lived, then I can see that "intent" is going to play a big part in how society would judge me. You see if I killed someone because they seemed like they would carry out their threats, then thats a big difference between defending and killing (like a war) in the process., simply because I cannot "prove" that had I not used ultimate force that the aggressor would have done the same? how could they? they didn't get the chance, I killed them !
Sex God
Like everyone else, answer is a definite, Yes, no hesitation!
BUT
Come on, it's a pretty stupid question as it's phrased in such a way that the vast majority of people would give this answer, sitting there with your cup of hot chocolate, in fluffy slippers and on a comfy chair - no need for the wankety-wank reasons about 'to save a loved one etc' .
Truth to tell, the only way you'll really know what you'd do is if the situation actually happened ... ... and my belief is that, it'd be such a horrendous prospect and so outside a normal persons daily life experience, that there would be some sort of hesitation, however brief, and after the fact, there would be nightmares et al.
8-)
BUT
Come on, it's a pretty stupid question as it's phrased in such a way that the vast majority of people would give this answer, sitting there with your cup of hot chocolate, in fluffy slippers and on a comfy chair - no need for the wankety-wank reasons about 'to save a loved one etc' .Truth to tell, the only way you'll really know what you'd do is if the situation actually happened ... ... and my belief is that, it'd be such a horrendous prospect and so outside a normal persons daily life experience, that there would be some sort of hesitation, however brief, and after the fact, there would be nightmares et al.
8-)
Sex God
under them circumstances i would......have always said i would do time if anyone hurt or touched my kids and i always stand by that....my kids are the most precious people on this planet....hurt them you hurt me...and suffer the consequences.....
I would answer 100% positively YES!
The moral ethics of the situation afterwards would be.... (and I'm currently studying this on my degree), would you feel guilt for taken a life? Probably but my loved one would come first each and every time and besides would the attacker have felt guilty? Probably not. I agree with Creampie, I would do time for my family.
The moral ethics of the situation afterwards would be.... (and I'm currently studying this on my degree), would you feel guilt for taken a life? Probably but my loved one would come first each and every time and besides would the attacker have felt guilty? Probably not. I agree with Creampie, I would do time for my family.
I was just wondering in this little senario exactly what my " loved ones" had done to piss some stranger off soooo much to want to kill e'm ?!!! I am all for loyalty etc etc but it may rather affect things don't you think? Do ya think you could let your" loved one" be killed , if there was a very good reason? interesting thought ?
Orgasminator
Yes i could,
but I would prefer to shag them to death if that was ok
but I would prefer to shag them to death if that was ok
Sex God
Quote by Lissa
If someone you loved was in immediate danger of death from a stranger, and you could only save them by killing the stranger?'
i surpose yes I would agree with everyone in this thread that have said they would do it.......
the question I think really is whether you could actually act it out in real life..........its all well and good firing off emotions saying that you could do it........but seriously until you know the full details of a situation there is no way you can tell.......
I nearly killed my ex once and whilst I would have probably got away with it ........luckily someone else intervened.........I'm sorry but until you feel that emotion I can't see how you can actually add anything to this......
Quote by poshkate
If someone you loved was in immediate danger of death from a stranger, and you could only save them by killing the stranger?'
i surpose yes I would agree with everyone in this thread that have said they would do it.......
the question I think really is whether you could actually act it out in real life..........its all well and good firing off emotions saying that you could do it........but seriously until you know the full details of a situation there is no way you can tell.......
I nearly killed my ex once and whilst I would have probably got away with it ........luckily someone else intervened.........I'm sorry but until you feel that emotion I can't see how you can actually add anything to this......
And just because everyone hasn't explained in detail why they have the response they have you assume it makes them invalid?
Jas
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Sex God
Quote by Jas-Tim
And just because everyone hasn't explained in detail why they have the response they have you assume it makes them invalid?
Jas
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no not at all
I clearly did not say that other peoples opinions were invalid, i was just stating my own opinion........(unless you are reading something into my posts
) You quoted the main question of the original post and responded with
To me that reads as though you are saying there is nothing valid to discuss unless you can back it up with a similar circumstance to yours.
If I'm wrong, I'm sorry, but that's what it reads like.
Jas
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.I'm sorry but until you feel that emotion I can't see how you can actually add anything to this......
To me that reads as though you are saying there is nothing valid to discuss unless you can back it up with a similar circumstance to yours.
If I'm wrong, I'm sorry, but that's what it reads like.
Jas
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If you have not killed then the answer must be you do not know.
Only 2% of the general population can kill.
1% enjoy it.
1% will do it out of 'duty'.
Training can raise the percentage but no one knows until they are asked to.
In the old USSR a young officer was given the task of shooting condemned prisoners, to prove he could kill.
Firing squads of eight people sometimes missed to target, there was normally never more than one blank. Why? killing is not that easy.
Travis.
Only 2% of the general population can kill.
1% enjoy it.
1% will do it out of 'duty'.
Training can raise the percentage but no one knows until they are asked to.
In the old USSR a young officer was given the task of shooting condemned prisoners, to prove he could kill.
Firing squads of eight people sometimes missed to target, there was normally never more than one blank. Why? killing is not that easy.
Travis.
I would like to think that I could but it is totally at odds with my Buddhist nature. But would I have time to think of the consequences and possible feelings of guilt etc?
If I had mere seconds to react I probably would just be driven by instinct, however if there was a hostage situation and I had time to consider everything I have no idea what I would do.
If I had mere seconds to react I probably would just be driven by instinct, however if there was a hostage situation and I had time to consider everything I have no idea what I would do.
Sex God
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If you have not killed then the answer must be you do not know.
Only 2% of the general population can kill.
1% enjoy it.
1% will do it out of 'duty'.
Training can raise the percentage but no one knows until they are asked to.
Firing squads of eight people sometimes missed to target, there was normally never more than one blank. Why? killing is not that easy.
Travis.
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Despite all the training in the world, only when it comes to the actual crunch will you ever know for sure.
