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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts |
Just curious as to how the members here perceive this issue.
When does one have the right to harm or kill another human being? Only in self defense (or the defense of others) or are there other circumstances?
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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
I wouldn't even say then that you have a "right" to kill. You do have a right to your own life, and to defend that.
If someone is infringing on your right to life, I don't think you magically gain a new right. I would say, however, that they are subjecting themselves to the consequences of their actions. They are the ones initiating and engaging in infringing upon you and your rights.
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RS1963 Inner circle 2734 Posts |
I'm sure this is a huge can of worms that has been opened.
I think that if it is obvious that your life is or could be in danger from the actions of someone else. It would be best just to injure them enough to make it so they are not able to cause you harm. But this isn't a perfect world so that is not always an option. Say both you and another person have guns. You know you have to shoot first or be shot and perhaps killed. You could shoot them in the leg. But that isn't always going to stop them from shooting you. You could try to shoot them in the arm or shoulder of the hand that is holding the gun. But that may not work. so in that case it's kill or be killed. If you shoot them and they die. As long as you aren't the one that was the robber or what have you. I say your killing the person was more than justified. |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On 2010-10-22 14:52, gdw wrote: This is interesting. What about taking a life in response to a threat of great bodily harm that won't result in death? I realize we're pretty much talking about hypothetical thought experiments, but would you say a person could kill someone if it were the only way to stop that person from cutting off his finger? What about if the threat is purely to property, e.g. he's stealing your car?
"Torture doesn't work" lol
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EsnRedshirt Special user Newark, CA 895 Posts |
Some would argue for "pulling the plug", or at least allowing relatives that option, on terminally ill patients on life support.
I think if I'm ever in the situation where my soul's gone while my body lives on on autopilot (persistant vegetative state or the like) I'd rather my wife ended it for me so she could recover and get on with her life, instead of having to deal with it for months or years.
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
My take:
Capital punishment, self-defense (to threat of death or great bodily injury), and defense of others. I'm also in favor of so-called "Castle Laws," i.e. I do not believe there should be a "duty to retreat" from a trespasser.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
You are one strange lobo, Lobo. You don't kill to eat, but you're ok with killing conspecifics.
John
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The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On 2010-10-22 15:03, Magnus Eisengrim wrote: I'll take a random cow over a murdering human any day!
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
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On 2010-10-22 14:56, LobowolfXXX wrote: I would argue if it is the only viable way to stop them, then yes. I more or less agree with RS1963: Quote:
On 2010-10-22 14:53, RS1963 wrote: Of course, that is more explicitly about a situation where you life clearly is in danger. I wouldn't say you would be justified in killing someone trying to take your car. If, however, you try to stop them, and they persist, well, then the situation may escalate to a point where your life may be threatened. Again, this comes from you defending your property, but they insist on continuing and escalating to bodily harm, or threat there of. I guess you could say that, even with the 'cutting off your finger' example, it is a matter of doing what is necessary to stop the initiator. If someone is trying to cut off my finger, and I try to take my hand back, and then they start physically grabbing me, and forcing me to put out my hand, to the point of them wrestling me, full body and all, and I have a gun, then I would probably use it. I, however, do NOT have a gun, as I don't want to use one, lol. Basically, in attempting to stop someone from cutting off your finger, or some other offence, they persist, and they escalate, then, well, it is up to them what is required to stop them. They're the one's controlling their own actions, and if I present them with my response, and they persist, they are clearly saying they don't want to stop, even with what I am doing. If they push to the point of rising their life, that is their decision. Of course, this escalation can happen very rapidly. I wouldn't think it justified to kill someone for just trying to cut off my finger, but if I resist, and they persist, they clearly want to cut me, in spite of my resistance. If it leads to full body assault, then that's where it goes. Chances are if someone is trying to cut off my finger, and I pull away, say I had a gun, I can pull it and make it apparent that such action is on the table, again, if they persist. I would not be justified in shooting them after I had pulled away. The immediate threat has stopped at that point. If they persist, the threat is back on, and they do so knowing I have a gun. Similarly, they know I have my body, and if they persist, and it leads to full contact, then I am justified in using my body to stop them if I can. I always think that what ever is necessary to stop the threat is what is justified. It needn't go beyond that, and once you stop it, it is up to the attacker how far they are willing to go.
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
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On 2010-10-22 14:56, LobowolfXXX wrote: Should we up the ante a little bit with the property question? What if it's a gang who want to take over your home, and kick you out? Let's assume for argument's sake that you have another domicile, so that it isn't a matter of bodily harm possibly occurring by becoming homeless.
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
An eye.
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balducci Loyal user Canada 227 Posts |
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On 2010-10-22 14:01, Pakar Ilusi wrote: I suppose this depends on the definition of right. Or how we are speaking about the term. Natural right? Intrinsic right? Legal right? Granted right? If we have free will, perhaps we always have the intrinsic right to kill another human being. Just as we have the intrinsic right to do anything else we decide to do. That is not to say that one should do 'evil' things. And, of course, you have to be prepared to face the consequences of your actions.
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gaddy Inner circle Agent of Chaos 3526 Posts |
Most arguments for or against taking of another human being's life revolve around a religious premise. Does anyone else here find this to be hugely ironic?
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
No. That's part of the reason for religion--to express a societal moral code about important issues.
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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
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On 2010-10-22 15:29, landmark wrote: I would say, like I said above, it would depend on escalation. Also, it depends on what YOU value. Are you willing to risk your life to defend your house? Are they willing to risk their lives to take your house? Quote:
On 2010-10-22 16:12, landmark wrote: I'd disagree. I'd say it's reason is to control people. If it was to express a moral code about important issues, most religions would not have the many horrible edicts they do, and the subservient commands they do, and the restrictive ones, and the non compete clauses as well.
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
Plaque has rights. I want you all to stop brushing your teeth.
John
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts |
Self defense or defense of others. You only go as far as required to stop the attacker.
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
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On 2010-10-22 14:01, Pakar Ilusi wrote:... The notion of right presumes a social context - and there are many such. The notion human being presumes much more - and frankly we don't really have a good answer to "are you a man or a mouse" given the popularity of "Who Moved My Cheese". Posted: Oct 22, 2010 6:34pm ---------------------------------- Quote:
On 2010-10-22 16:12, landmark wrote: Oh do tell us more about the behavior of those who claimed that there are "inalienable rights of man as bestowed by their creator". Genocide using biological weapons. Cultural imperialism. Nuclear weapons used and the threat thereof kept as a right in reserve. ROFL. We hold these truths be self evident. The words and pretensions are ... extra. Posted: Oct 22, 2010 6:38pm --------------------------------- Quote:
On 2010-10-22 18:19, MagicSanta wrote: From ever being forgotten by those who might try similar?
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gdw Inner circle 4884 Posts |
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On 2010-10-22 18:34, Jonathan Townsend wrote: You know what I always found funny about that? It's essentially a non sequitor. What made them think their rights were tied to a creator? I don't recall any of the bill of rights in the bible. The way it's worded, the rights, and them being inalienable is what is apparently self evident, so what "evidence" tied that to a "creator?" Beside the fact that assuming there was at least a deist version a god was considered a virtual defacto default position.
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On 2010-10-22 15:55, gaddy wrote: Not I, but interestingly(?) enough, I find the fact that you find it ironic to be rather ironic. In most of the major religious worldviews, life is eternal; our earthly presence is a tiny blip on the screen of eternity. Most people I've come across who aren't religious but discuss the situation from a religious perspective tend to cheat - they adopt an quasi-religious perspective from which to judge the position (negatively), but they maintain their secular perspective by never acknowledging that when weighed against the prospect of an eternal afterlife, the question of whether one spends 30 or 75 years on earth is rather incidental.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
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