An interesting question,... Would you kill someone,

[Allbutanillusion]

I do not know if this is the proper section to post this subject in (or even a good subject)but I saw this on the internet as I was killing time and in my never ending/innate interest in trying to understand people, I found it interesting. I am not really debating it, I am curious. I know when people get upset with someone , they might say.." I'm going to kill you" and I know that it is just a figure of speak. I know that it is incredibly odd question but....


The question is....Why would you kill someone? And I guess a question would be.. would you kill someone and why?


A few of the answers on this site were....

If my wife cheated on me, I'd kill the guy. I'd beat or stab the guy to death.

I cannot imagine killing somebody except to defend myself or my loved ones I wonder if the moment came could I honestly take another person's life



What do you think?

[Modus Operandi]

The fact of the matter is that no one can predict how they'll behave in a moment of intense emotional stress. People who say they'd never kill someone don't know that for sure, just as people who say they would kill someone if x happened don't know for sure that they would. Emotions aren't logical, and if something isn't logical, you can't hope to predict it using logical thought.

[Amnesiac]

The fact of the matter is that no one can predict how they'll behave in a moment of intense emotional stress. People who say they'd never kill someone don't know that for sure, just as people who say they would kill someone if x happened don't know for sure that they would. Emotions aren't logical, and if something isn't logical, you can't hope to predict it using logical thought.

This is true. I'll just say that in my current state of mind, I would definitely not kill someone. The idea of doing that goes against all my philosophical views on individual rights and not fucking with other people. Plus, I'm not a very angry person.

[Modus Operandi]

This is true. I'll just say that in my current state of mind, I would definitely not kill someone. The idea of doing that goes against all my philosophical views on individual rights and not fucking with other people. Plus, I'm not a very angry person.

Right. Most people wouldn't kill someone when they're acting rationally (I stress most.) I know I wouldn't, and I think it'd be incredibly difficult for me to get angry enough to reach a point where my emotions took over and I was capable of killing. I'm not arrogant enough to think it could never happen, though.

[skater94]

Killing is not enough suffering if I want mess with some asshole. Killing is the easy way out.

[KylieEatWorld]

I know when people get upset with someone , they might say.." I'm going to kill you" and I know that it is just a figure of speak. I know that it is incredibly odd question but....


The people that say that are immature pricks.

The question is....Why would you kill someone? And I guess a question would be.. would you kill someone and why?

I would never kill nor harm someone due to my pacifistic beliefs. So instead I use words as my way of slapping a bitch.

A few of the answers on this site were....

What site?

If my wife cheated on me, I'd kill the guy. I'd beat or stab the guy to death.

Sounds like some people need to be locked in a mental institution.

I cannot imagine killing somebody except to defend myself or my loved ones I wonder if the moment came could I honestly take another person's life

Fairly generic.

[Schizothemia]

I joke a lot with friends by having a kill list, which is really just a list of people I think the world would be better without (or atleast what my subjective idea of "better" is.)

However, I would never act out on this if given the opportunity. It's simply not in my nature.

I think this question would be a bit better if asked: "If you could kill someone and get away with it" or "If the person had killed everyone you love?"

The latter puts people in the emotional mindset, maybe not in the exact feeling they would feel having lost everything (trust me it's a tough feeling to forget) but it would provide for a better angle to look at the question from.

For example, if someone had killed everyone I love, I still don't think I could kill them. It's not for lack of caring, but because I would be in such shock, I think I would not be able to react immediately. I think ultimately in order for me to be able to kill a person would be if my life were at risk.

[Allbutanillusion]

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I think this question would be a bit better if asked: "If you could kill someone and get away with it" or "If the person had killed everyone you love?"
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Yes, I agree. It could have been phrased a number of different ways, but I think most people get the general idea.

[Magus]

Fairly generic.Yes, it's a fairly generic argument for killing someone. It's in our genes, it's in our construct. We are built to defend ourself against assailants. Why not? Why not kill the assailant?

I'd rather kill someone that has no remorse or regret in killing me than someone else.

[KylieEatWorld]

Yes, it's a fairly generic argument for killing someone. It's in our genes, it's in our construct. We are built to defend ourself against assailants. Why not? Why not kill the assailant?

I'd rather kill someone that has no remorse or regret in killing me than someone else.

Why inform me of what I already know? Most people would not kill unless their life was endangered but WOULD kill if their life was endangered.

[dead]

Easily.

[Genghis Khan]

Easily.

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[Sage]

I don't really know. I might even go as far as I don't think anyone really knows. Circumstances change people.

[Magus]

Why inform me of what I already know?
God, I don't know why. :rolleyes:

Most people would not kill unless their life was endangered but WOULD kill if their life was endangered.:|

[Angel Androgynous]

I don't really know. I might even go as far as I don't think anyone really knows. Circumstances change people.

This. It all just depends on the situation...

[HaydenM]

I hate when people go all holy and say no. If it was my life or the life of the person beside me, and it was kill or be killed. I would definitely kill them. Its human nature.

On this note, I do not believe I could rationalise the killing of somebody for non protective means.

[Angel Androgynous]

I hate when people go all holy and say no. If it was my life or the life of the person beside me, and it was kill or be killed. I would definitely kill them. Its human nature.

On this note, I do not believe I could rationalise the killing of somebody for non protective means.
Exactly, a "food-chan" (if you will) still exists. But since we are now "civilized" people, instead of killing/ preying on the weak or the people different from us, we put each other in hierarchies and cliques and we all get perceived notions on what is "in" and what is "out" by the media. In a way we are like a herd of cows...but in some herds there's gotta be outcasts. Also, lemme quote the Japanese movie "One missed call 3." (At least that's how I remember it.) "Humans are like chickens...the stronger ones peck the weaker ones and the weaker ones peck the weakest and they peck and peck while the weakest pecks the floor..." Luckily, not all humans are like that....or that's how I'd like to think.

[DerBear]

I think it really does depend on the situation overall

I think i would kill to defend love ones or in self defence

I would also like to say that i may kill someone who hurt/killed a person i cared for deeply

Although someone did bring up a good point one should never say never when it comes to topics like this as we never know the future. I mean lets face it the odds are high that we will never kill anyone in our lives but the fact is we never know.

[Jess]

I can never bring myself to kill someone. even if in self defense :/

[suicidenote.]

Me being in the state of mind that I am now, I can say I would never be able to kill someone and live with the fact that I did it. But you never know. Something could just get to me HARD and I could go insane and actually want to kill someone.

[huginnmuninn]

there are probably a few situations where i would killl someone most likely if my life or one of my friends or familys lives were in danger

[Unlucky_Leprechaun]

To save me or someone I love...most definitely... if I was being threatened with my life. Yes, I would have to deal with it for the rest of my life... but if it is kill or be killed and I have that split second to decide..I will try to do everything I could to save me.

[DoctorWho]

Probably, Im not a people's person so ya sure

[Genghis Khan]

Killing another human being is easier said than done.

[Perseus]

Most likely not. I wouldn't be able to cope with it. My emotions wouldn't let me.

[embers]

The fact of the matter is that no one can predict how they'll behave in a moment of intense emotional stress. People who say they'd never kill someone don't know that for sure, just as people who say they would kill someone if x happened don't know for sure that they would. Emotions aren't logical, and if something isn't logical, you can't hope to predict it using logical thought.

Exactly this.

[Taylorxbox]

If anyone were to put my life in danger or any of my family members, I would probably do it. For example; someone breaks into my house, and I hear them coming up the stairs, I'm not going to think twice about killing them. All of us sleep upstairs so I would shoot somone if they came up the stairs and it wasnt someone I knew.
And one day i want to be a cop, so if my life is in danger, i'm not going to hold back. If bullets start flying at me, bullets will be flying back at them.
But I would never kill someone just because I don't like them

[louisgray]

If my life was in danger I could,and I want to join armed forces so might have to also

[Sporadica]

Only in self defense of myself or others.
also in a war like situation if someones shooting at me which I guess is essentialy self defence.

[User Deleted]

If they were going to kill me, my friends, or my family yes. In any other situation I would not, I couldn't handle it. If someone was so horrible to try and take someones life without being threatened themselves they deserve to die. I cant stand the armies of every country. Needless killing.

[dead]

If they were going to kill me, my friends, or my family yes. In any other situation I would not, I couldn't handle it. If someone was so horrible to try and take someones life without being threatened themselves they deserve to die. I cant stand the armies of every country. Needless killing.
why do they deserve to die?

[Acta Sanctorum]

Honestly. Anyone that wouldn't kill someone to protect themselves or the people they "love" is a spineless waste of a human. Those type of people are the exact reason why this country has the problems that it has. I.E: We got attacked on 9/11 because people have different religious views than us and claimed a 'holy war' (actually started back in the late 80s). We got our feathers ruffled up and everyone wanted war and for those in charge to be brought to justice. Well we did. And last year we ended Guantanamo. Why? Because of pacifist, ignorant, and people that want everyone to like them. When in fact we gained our knowledge of bin laden's whereabouts by water-boarding. So, yes I'd kill. Under the correct circumstances.

[dead]

Honestly. Anyone that wouldn't kill someone to protect themselves or the people they "love" is a spineless waste of a human. Those type of people are the exact reason why this country has the problems that it has. I.E: We got attacked on 9/11 because people have different religious views than us and claimed a 'holy war' (actually started back in the late 80s). We got our feathers ruffled up and everyone wanted war and for those in charge to be brought to justice. Well we did. And last year we ended Guantanamo. Why? Because of pacifist, ignorant, and people that want everyone to like them. When in fact we gained our knowledge of bin laden's whereabouts by water-boarding. So, yes I'd kill. Under the correct circumstances.

How the fuck does that make them a spineless human being?

[Acta Sanctorum]

How the fuck does that make them a spineless human being?

Support your question with more details. Then I'll dignify an answer.

[PetaByte]

Short answer: Yes, under certain circumstances.
Long answer: Yes and no, depending on state of mind, emotional distress and personal connection to the event at hand... that wasn't really a long answer, but meh.

[User Deleted]

why do they deserve to die?

They are a threat to society willingly.

[flumeendeavors]

I could never kill another human being. I might hurt someone as in punch them or something if they hurt me or my family but i could never ever kill somebody.

[Efflorescence]

I believe very much in the concept of action and reaction. When somebody directs an 'action' at me, I can be impulsive in my 'reaction' and most people in my country are. Most of the murders that occur here are the result of hotheadedness....typically someone gets into a fight, loses it and stabs another person.

When I feel threatened, my first reaction is to strike back, with all the dire consequences that that reaction can have. So I definitely don't exclude the possibility that if my life or the life of others I love is in danger, I will consider that option.

[TheOneAndOnlyJack]

Yes, I'd kill someone.

[Bath]

I could NEVER kill somebody, ever. Never on purpose.

[crzy15]

Im way too nice to kill anyone.

[backtobackawesome]

nah im a good boy lol well... unless i hate her or him then they gonna go down. nothings stopping me

[Genghis Khan]

nah im a good boy lol well... unless i hate her or him then they gonna go down. nothings stopping me

atheists = people lacking morality

You = perfect Christian role model.

[Dimitri]

Don't take my Klondike bar and no body gets hurt.

[aperson444]

I'm a pretty peaceful guy, but if someone has been tormenting me, my close friends or the mass of people (i.e someone like Hitler), then I would not hesitate to plan a killing on them. However, if they have a good reason for harming me (for example, sometimes people rob because of poverty and the such), then I believe they should be punished some other way. Other than that situation, I'm a pacifist. However, if you mess with me, fuck with my friends or screw with helpless people, there's going to be ricin in your drink, a 5.45x39mm in your head or a gnarly little gash through your jugular. Sometimes we kill people for a cause too, but I wouldn't kill 100% innocent civilians. This of course would be in the circumstance of armed revolution.

[Anyone51]

to protect the weak from the strong it's acceptable

[derpderp]

Would I kill someone? No. Well that is not entirely true. Albeit a pacifist I am a strong believer in the 'Castle Doctrine' which states if your life/property/family are threatened with force, you may use deadly force to protect said things.

[ImCoolBeans]

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