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Would you kill the person who is about to kill?
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RE: Would you kill the person who is about to kill?
November 26, 2015 at 11:40 am
I'd make them both waffles and we'd sing Kumbaya

That's how it works in my world at least >.>
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RE: Would you kill the person who is about to kill?
November 26, 2015 at 1:25 pm
(November 26, 2015 at 11:40 am)Vic Wrote: I'd make them both waffles and we'd sing Kumbaya

That's how it works in my world at least >.>

And the waffle iron to the side of the head. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.........
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RE: Would you kill the person who is about to kill?
November 26, 2015 at 1:29 pm
(November 24, 2015 at 7:16 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: So, you see an individual that is about to kill another person. You don't know the killer or the other person (both adults, let's leave kids out of this, both same race and sex). There are only moments to stop the killer and your only option is to kill. Not wound, not talk, not call police.

Would you kill?

Kill by what method? Completely painless or some sort of painful killing method?
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#44
RE: Would you kill the person who is about to kill?
November 26, 2015 at 1:30 pm
(November 24, 2015 at 7:16 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: So, you see an individual that is about to kill another person. You don't know the killer or the other person (both adults, let's leave kids out of this, both same race and sex). There are only moments to stop the killer and your only option is to kill. Not wound, not talk, not call police.

Would you kill?

This would depend on a lot of things, each others demeanour, their expressions am I drunk?



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November 26, 2015 at 1:31 pm (This post was last modified: November 26, 2015 at 1:32 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
(November 24, 2015 at 7:37 pm)abaris Wrote: How would you know, if you don't know anything about the situation? How would anyone know, given any situation?[...]

I really agree with this line of thinking. The problem with hypothetical scenarios that ask "All other things being equal would you or would you not do X?l" is that all other things are never equal.
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November 26, 2015 at 1:46 pm
(November 26, 2015 at 1:31 pm)Evie Wrote: all other things are never equal.

Do you understand how many mathematicians worlds you just destroyed?
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November 26, 2015 at 1:50 pm (This post was last modified: November 26, 2015 at 1:50 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
Hahaha, I'm not talking about mathematics Smile

P.S. I loled so hard a little bit of pee came out.

P.P.S. Not really. But I wished I had.
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November 26, 2015 at 1:52 pm (This post was last modified: November 26, 2015 at 1:53 pm by robvalue.)
If I was about to kill the guy who was about to kill another guy, and someone saw me, by the same logic they'd kill me for being the guy who's about to kill another guy.

Sounds too complicated.

If someone was about to kill my wife or something, then my ability to kill would be firmly brought into question. I'd do anything I could to stop them, but the situation would have to be pretty specific for me to have no possible way except an outright instant kill.
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November 26, 2015 at 1:58 pm
(November 26, 2015 at 1:52 pm)robvalue Wrote: If I was about to kill the guy who was about to kill another guy, and someone saw me, by the same logic they'd kill me for being the guy who's about to kill another guy.
 Nope. You've already made the choice to kill. They get to make an independent choice. 
However, one look at your mug and they'd never be able to do it.
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RE: Would you kill the person who is about to kill?
November 26, 2015 at 3:54 pm
This one?

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