I don't know about you guys but I care more about my life than someone who's dick enough to try and kill me. Also:
I think if someone tries to kill you and you stop them.. don't they get charged with ATTEMPTED murder? sounds like getting off easy, and I happen to know for a fact he's not doing me any favors.
What is the rate of vengeful recidivism from crimes anyway? i do wonder if criminals ever go back to "Finish the job", but they probably wouldn't(possibly for practical reasons, like not knowing who the person is or where they are). So maybe that makes the paranoia pointless. Doesn't necessarily mean he wouldn't try to kill someone else, though, since recedivism rates ARE normally high.
I just don't really understand all this spare the rod shit, though. I don't understand why you have to hold back on killing someone that was trying to kill you. What kind of stupid shit is that? I don't need a justice system to tell me the guy is guilty when he's shooting at me, and if the guy's going around trying to kill people anyway it's not like he's going to be a changed man just from going to jail for 10-15 years. I guess there's the chance that they could trace the gun and find all the crimes he's commited, so he can goto jail forever, but what the fuck does that mean: People get to pay taxes to support him for the rest of his life? great justice.
I like the justice system and all but I don't see the difference between being put in jail for life and being killed by someone you tried to kill. Isn't part of the point of the justice system to give some form of restitution to the victims?
I guess I would like to hear from you guys what exactly is the difference between the two? I understand your stance on his paranoia and super gun masturbation, but not on the rest.
I mean we can shoot to kill in a war but not when our own lives are at stake?
I don't like that we need "Excuses" to kill, granted by someone else when it's MY life at stake. Obviously, I understand excusing as far as justice goes(such as in self defense). However, saying stuff like, "OH ITS OKAY THAT HE KILLED BECAUSE OF HIS ADRENAL GLANDS" "OH HES JUST AN ANIMAL WHO WAS PROTECTING HIS LIFE BUT THEN HE WENT OVERBOARD". "HE DIDNT HAVE FULL AWARENESS" Fuck all that
that appeals too much to an insanity plea, rather than self-defense. i don't like that it's only okay to kill if you are in an "unhuman" state. that ALMOST pardons criminals of moral responsibility who are probably in an "unhuman" state.
I guess the questions it boils down to are these: Do you think it's wrong to kill in ANY situation? If not, what situations is it alright it? is it only right when it's "Right"? Or is it only alright to kill by mistake? Is it only right if it's governmentally sanctioned?
I don't know but I also simultaneously feel that civilians shouldn't have hollowpoint bullets.