On Violence

[Thumpalumpacus]

Even in self-defense?

In that case I see it as practically justified but not morally justified.

Mostly.

I do think that there are exceptions. An example would be when your defense leads to less overall suffering than your non-defense.

So if someone gave an edict that you should die painlessly for no particular reason, just it's your number is up, using violence to counteract it would be immoral? You don't think it's moral to deploy violence to save your own life?

In general, then, I would recommend minimal force.

Ought you not then recommend that those busy killing follow this? And if they don't, what recourse aside from hand-wringing before you bleed out do you have?