Is it wrong to kill people who deserve to die?

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Before you jump on me: Let me 'splain. *pause* No, there is too much. Let me sum up.


The inspiration for this thread is based on an early episode of the popular anime "Death Note". In this episode, the main character states that in school, if a student was asked if it was right to kill someone who committed murder (or another serious crime), they would say something like the following: "No, it's just wrong to kill people!". And apparently, that's the "correct" answer. He proceeds to point out that people may say this in public to keep up appearances, but on the internet, where you can remain anonymous, some people may feel differently. And that's where this thread comes in.

Do you think it is wrong for a person to kill someone who has committed a serious crime, be it murder, rape, etc.? Or do you think that this action would be justified? I understand that this can be a situational question, so feel free to mention if your view depends on the actual crime committed, or something similar to that effect.

Personally, I'm a big fan of "an eye for an eye", so I would not feel remorse for the person who committed the original crime if they were to be sentenced to death or if someone acted out of revenge towards them. I don't think it is wrong for people who, frankly, deserve to die, to be killed. It's a harsh way to say it, but that's what I believe. And I just know I'm going to get someone who disagrees with me...


Note: this thread is not necessarily about the death penalty versus life imprisonment... but I have a feeling it will drift over there. Felt I should mention this now.

And just remember: let's stay civil.

[Edit] Disclaimer: I am honestly curious about ScoreHero's thought on this. I'm not trying to troll, or flame, or anything to that effect. I apologize if anyone feels I'm being too "harsh", but I don't feel it necessary to sugar-coat my thoughts in a situation like this.
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PiemanLK wrote:

Eastwinn wrote: Right, but if you had the chocolate bar in your heart all along, no one would need to work. Did consider that? If you have a chocolate bar in your heart I suggest seeking medical attention.

[InflatablePie]

Before you jump on me: Let me 'splain. *pause* No, there is too much. Let me sum up.


The inspiration for this thread is based on an early episode of the popular anime "Death Note". In this episode, the main character states that in school, if a student was asked if it was right to kill someone who committed murder (or another serious crime), they would say something like the following: "No, it's just wrong to kill people!". And apparently, that's the "correct" answer. He proceeds to point out that people may say this in public to keep up appearances, but on the internet, where you can remain anonymous, some people may feel differently. And that's where this thread comes in.

Do you think it is wrong for a person to kill someone who has committed a serious crime, be it murder, rape, etc.? Or do you think that this action would be justified? I understand that this can be a situational question, so feel free to mention if your view depends on the actual crime committed, or something similar to that effect.

Personally, I'm a big fan of "an eye for an eye", so I would not feel remorse for the person who committed the original crime if they were to be sentenced to death or if someone acted out of revenge towards them. I don't think it is wrong for people who, frankly, deserve to die, to be killed. It's a harsh way to say it, but that's what I believe. And I just know I'm going to get someone who disagrees with me...


Note: this thread is not necessarily about the death penalty versus life imprisonment... but I have a feeling it will drift over there. Felt I should mention this now.

And just remember: let's stay civil.

[Edit] Disclaimer: I am honestly curious about ScoreHero's thought on this. I'm not trying to troll, or flame, or anything to that effect. I apologize if anyone feels I'm being too "harsh", but I don't feel it necessary to sugar-coat my thoughts in a situation like this.
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PiemanLK wrote:

Eastwinn wrote: Right, but if you had the chocolate bar in your heart all along, no one would need to work. Did consider that? If you have a chocolate bar in your heart I suggest seeking medical attention.

[Vampyromaniac]

I most definitely think there are times when it's appropriate to kill someone. I'm planning to elaborate a lot on this later on because it's a topic I often think about (the debate, not plans to actually kill someone).
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[Vampyromaniac]

I most definitely think there are times when it's appropriate to kill someone. I'm planning to elaborate a lot on this later on because it's a topic I often think about (the debate, not plans to actually kill someone).
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[HellAshes]

Its hard to put my view point in here seeing as I fortunately have never had someone in my family raped/murdered so it's pretty easy for me to side with it being wrong to kill anyone no matter what they've done. That being said, I believe there's just too many variables in a murder to suggest that person be killed themselves with the hit of a gavel.
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ShadoWolf wrote:

Fuck you HellAsses you fucking fucker

mazegeek999PSN from my accomplishments thread wrote:

koloxid wrote: holy fuk do you ever stop Well, he hasn't posted in a month.

[HellAshes]

Its hard to put my view point in here seeing as I fortunately have never had someone in my family raped/murdered so it's pretty easy for me to side with it being wrong to kill anyone no matter what they've done. That being said, I believe there's just too many variables in a murder to suggest that person be killed themselves with the hit of a gavel.
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ShadoWolf wrote:

Fuck you HellAsses you fucking fucker

mazegeek999PSN from my accomplishments thread wrote:

koloxid wrote: holy fuk do you ever stop Well, he hasn't posted in a month.

[OpenYourEyes]

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

No, my actual view is that if somebody is sentenced to life in prison, we should just kill them instead. This is because it is a huge waste of money to keep somebody alive in there until they die; just kill them early. For murder specifically: yes, kill them. Don't kill people and expect to not be killed, that's silly.
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[OpenYourEyes]

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

No, my actual view is that if somebody is sentenced to life in prison, we should just kill them instead. This is because it is a huge waste of money to keep somebody alive in there until they die; just kill them early. For murder specifically: yes, kill them. Don't kill people and expect to not be killed, that's silly.
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Eastwinn wrote: As a kid I wasted my time cheating in SimCity or the Sims, and now that I'm discovering how much fun it is to not cheat, I'm also discovering how stupidly hard it is Set all the tax rates to 9.

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[MetalheadNorm]

Well, I think it's interesting to compare to what Society will tell you is wrong, and what actually is wrong when contemplated in certain ways.

The killing of another human at times is hard to justify, and other times it may be easy to justify. This varies from person to person, but in my opinion it's impossible to say that the killing of another human is never justifiable (Even if society will tell you it is).
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[MetalheadNorm]

Well, I think it's interesting to compare to what Society will tell you is wrong, and what actually is wrong when contemplated in certain ways.

The killing of another human at times is hard to justify, and other times it may be easy to justify. This varies from person to person, but in my opinion it's impossible to say that the killing of another human is never justifiable (Even if society will tell you it is).
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[RichardGHP]

Raping the offender is not an acceptable punishment for rape, burning the offender's house and possessions is not an acceptable punishment for arson, so why should killing the offender be an acceptable punishment for murder?

[RichardGHP]

Raping the offender is not an acceptable punishment for rape, burning the offender's house and possessions is not an acceptable punishment for arson, so why should killing the offender be an acceptable punishment for murder?

[prognostics]

Well what defines deserving to die?

[prognostics]

Well what defines deserving to die?

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Do only what society deems as criminals deserve to die? Or are there other people who the world would be better off without as well? It seems to me like the topic quickly fizzled out into "Death penalty, yes or no", when really the ending of human life happens (or could happen) in so many other contexts that it seems unfair to go at this with tunnel vision.
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Do only what society deems as criminals deserve to die? Or are there other people who the world would be better off without as well? It seems to me like the topic quickly fizzled out into "Death penalty, yes or no", when really the ending of human life happens (or could happen) in so many other contexts that it seems unfair to go at this with tunnel vision.
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