(August 13, 2015 at 10:36 pm)Clueless Morgan Wrote:(August 13, 2015 at 10:07 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Self defense against an instigator, yes, absolutely. But purposely killing an innocent person, a very young person at that, no.
What if the instigator is someone who you would consider an "innocent" or someone who doesn't have the capacity to understand what they are doing? For example, a profoundly mentally ill person, who has the emotional capacity and self control of a young child but the physical strength of an adult (think Lennie from Of Mice and Men)
Insane/mentally ill or not, if an instigator is coming after you, trying to kill you (or someone else), you have the right to exert as much force as is necessary to stop them. If that amount of force results in their death, it is tragic but not immoral IMHO.
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