Would you kill someone to save a loved one?

**MJ10** · 01-11-09, 11:01 AM

I would say yes, but you never know until your in the situation, which I hope I never am!

Monkeyegg · 01-11-09, 11:34 AM

I'd have to 'do a Tony Gordon' and get someone else to do the deed for me, I can't even kill spiders.

ElectroGirl · 01-11-09, 11:36 AM

It depends on the circumstance you are in..

I really don't know..

sgll · 01-11-09, 11:39 AM

same as monkey. i think ill have to get someone to do the deed for me.

Drathro · 01-11-09, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDoctor

If you had to, would you kill someone to save Your wife/Husband, Girlfriend /Boyfriend or a member of your families life?

I would defininetly do it.

sounds like you've got something planned.

TheDoctor · 01-11-09, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Drathro

sounds like you've got something planned.

Shhh dont tell anyone

bmh16 · 01-11-09, 02:13 PM

In theory i wonder if i would want to do it however no one knows what they are like inside until a moment like this actually happened. I would never want to kill anybody however obviously like us all on here i hope lol - Luckily the chances of this happening are as small as.

the_saint · 01-11-09, 09:07 PM

It depends massively on the circumstances doesn't it?? I mean if it was self defence - someone threatening to kill them then yes I would kill the person doing the threatening.

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Originally Posted by elliotknell

I would not hesitate to kill anyone (with anything) that tried to harm me or my family. No questions asked.

But the more interesting question I guess is would you kill an innocent thrid party if it meant that your loved one got to live? If your loved one needed a new liver for example would you kill a complete stranger to give them that liver (ignoring practical issues such as transplant lists etc) for example?? I don't know.

kevan321 · 01-11-09, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by the_saint

But the more interesting question I guess is would you kill an innocent thrid party if it meant that your loved one got to live? If your loved one needed a new liver for example would you kill a complete stranger to give them that liver (ignoring practical issues such as transplant lists etc) for example?? I don't know.

That's an interesting take on it. For some reason I don't think I would. Like if it's through illness or something then I would be more accepting of a loved ones death than if someone was to kill them, I have no idea why I guess it's just cause it'd be a natural death.

Amiethest · 01-11-09, 09:26 PM

I'm hoping this thread is all hypothetical!

barcelonic · 01-11-09, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by the_saint

But the more interesting question I guess is would you kill an innocent thrid party if it meant that your loved one got to live? If your loved one needed a new liver for example would you kill a complete stranger to give them that liver (ignoring practical issues such as transplant lists etc) for example?? I don't know.

.... more interesting again if the family member's liver was damaged due to incessant drinking - ah, the plot thickens!

???

This just demonstrates how ridiculously circumstantial this question really is.

elliotknell · 01-11-09, 10:10 PM

...and how ridiculously circumstantial this thread really is.

kevan321 · 01-11-09, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by barcelonic

.... more interesting again if the family member's liver was damaged due to incessant drinking - ah, the plot thickens!

???

This just demonstrates how ridiculously circumstantial this question really is.

Then I definitely wouldn't, that just doesn't seem right

TheDoctor · 01-11-09, 10:21 PM

I was talking about hostage situations and if people was attempting to kill a loved one.

the joker · 01-11-09, 10:23 PM

for a girlfriend i don't think i'll save her
for my wife depends if the person is my "second" wife or her lover i would let her if someone else i'll kill him
for my family YESS .... i'm >>>TH3 J[0]K3R<<<

the_saint · 02-11-09, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by TheDoctor

I was talking about hostage situations and if people was attempting to kill a loved one.

I expect for most people the answer is easy in that case.

And it's "were" not "was"!

kudos · 02-11-09, 11:37 AM

You all deal out death so easy!

Think of the consequences of your actions on the rest of your own life. You would be living in turmoil. More than likely your life would break down if you had any sort of morals.

Kill or be killed? That's an easy question. But kill one human to save another, both who are innocent? Not so easy, IMO.

elliotknell · 02-11-09, 11:46 AM

I have to dissagree.

If i killed someone and knew in my mind that i had done it for a good reason, then I would be perfectly fine. I'm not a psychopath, but it really wouldn't bother me if it was justified.

eonbar · 02-11-09, 12:35 PM

this is difficult.
Letting someone die (i.e. a loved one) is completely different and on a different moral playing field than killing someone.
fortunatly for my family, i am dead selfish and my morality wavers, so i would kill to save a loved one

the_saint · 02-11-09, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by kudos

But kill one human to save another, both who are innocent? Not so easy, IMO.

You're right, I don't know the answer to that one. But if it was to defend them from a threat then I think it's straightforward.

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01-11-09, 11:39 AM	#24
sgll iBook Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brizzle Posts: 2,505	same as monkey. i think ill have to get someone to do the deed for me.

01-11-09, 10:10 PM	#32
elliotknell iPod 20gb Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: U.S. Posts: 673	...and how ridiculously circumstantial this thread really is.

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the joker iBook Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Location : Location Posts: 2,491	for a girlfriend i don't think i'll save her for my wife depends if the person is my "second" wife or her lover i would let her if someone else i'll kill him for my family YESS .... i'm >>>TH3 J[0]K3R<<< Last edited by the joker; 01-11-09 at 10:23 PM..

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02-11-09, 11:46 AM	#38
elliotknell iPod 20gb Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: U.S. Posts: 673	I have to dissagree. If i killed someone and knew in my mind that i had done it for a good reason, then I would be perfectly fine. I'm not a psychopath, but it really wouldn't bother me if it was justified.

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eonbar iPod 60gb Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Reading Posts: 1,701	this is difficult. Letting someone die (i.e. a loved one) is completely different and on a different moral playing field than killing someone. fortunatly for my family, i am dead selfish and my morality wavers, so i would kill to save a loved one __________________ Free Apple iPod \| Student Money and Me \| @MrJames_Perry