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In reply to the discussion: acceptable reasons to kill - conclusions [View all]ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)30. Absolutely it gives me that right, both morally and legally.
I don't need to be correct about the situation. I just need to be "reasonable" about it.
Reasonable being "ability, opportunity, jeopardy".
I am not deciding to kill some one. I am deciding to use lethal force in the defense against a lethal force attack with the goal of stopping the attack. If the attacker ends up dying, that is his own fault, not mine.
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One quibble: Fair-chase trophy hunting is ecologically sound; in fact beneficial
Eleanors38
Sep 2016
#3
"If someone is trying to kill you, then you should try to Kill them right back!"
mackdaddy
Sep 2016
#4
"The happenstance taking of human life in defense of innocence is to mourned but never lamented."
Nuclear Unicorn
Sep 2016
#31
If the posts posts are to be believed the only acceptable use of deadly force is
Nuclear Unicorn
Sep 2016
#15
If someone attacks you with a lethal weapon, are you going ask if you understand the situation...
Marengo
Sep 2016
#29
re: "While the death of the attacker is an acceptable outcome, it is not the goal."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Sep 2016
#28