Is It Worse To Be Killed By A Foreigner?

[Vlerchan]

The question is in a title.

What sparked this was thoughts about responses to domestic acts of terror as compared to foreign acts of terror. Europe had a significant amount of the former in the 1970s through to the 1990s.

But it can be considered with reference to homicides commited by non-terrorists.

[sqishy]

I don't see how it is worse to be killed by a foreigner, than any 'native' person.

[Jinglebottom]

What's the difference? A crime is a crime, regardless of who did it.

[phuckphace]

getting killed is getting killed, but I think people react more strongly to foreigners committing violent crimes/acts of terrorism because - in theory - the act(s) could've been prevented by stopping them at the border. it's seen as a breach of oversight by the same people who cavity-search Grandma and little Susie at the airport.

[Shiny Moon]

It's the same for you, you're still getting killed.

[Exocet]

Of course it is worse. (If foreigners weren't allowed in Europe for exemple,many lives could have been saved in London,Paris,Madrid,and many others that were victims of foreigner's criminal acts. )

[lliam]

It's just worse to be killed.

[mattsmith48]

It doesn't matter someone took your right to live from you its as bad no matter where hes from or what colour his skin is.

[northy]

All murderers are the same, no matter what ethical background they have.

[Emerald Dream]

I don't honestly think I would care - because, you know.....I'm dead.

[mattsmith48]

I don't honestly think I would care - because, you know.....I'm dead.

Most people who get murdered won't know who killed them anyway

[Vlerchan]

I meant from the perspective of your nation's inhabitants aware of your death, if it wasn't clear.

[Judean Zealot]

I would venture that foreign terrorists arouse more anger, which can be very clearly expressed in an 'us vs them' mentality, whilst domestic terror is far scarier - it effectively demonstrates that your group has been infiltrated by elements who wish to destabilise it.

[Uniquemind]

No. It's context that matters most, and no not all murderers or people that take life are the same.

Lumping them together is a lazy thing the human brain wants to do, just as it is a lazy thing it does when it panders to tribal thinking, which lays the foundation of wanting to belong to one group and identify them over another and then differentiate from other groups for competition over resources (slaves, water, sexual partners, food).

You got your heightened emotional person who has consciously decided to take life in the heat of the moment.

You got your tragically crazy people who've lost touch with reality and emotional control and at they're core don't want to hurt people but they're in their own world out of control.

You've got your wartime context where killing in battle is necessary also done to fight for your country to defend image, obtain natural resources to sustain a quality of life for the home country you fight for.

Then you've got your accidents: tragic stupid stuff done when one or more people are under substance abuses like drugs or alcohol, and then oops someone gets hurt or dies.

Last but not least you have those who choose and impulsively want to kill just because they like it.


So there are categorical differences, they are not all the same.

I will say this though, violence in the context of warfare, is worse than an isolated crime scene.

Usually because the destruction is widespread rather than isolated.

In that sense it's worse, but foreigner or not is not what matters, it's their mind that matters, their ideals thoughts rationale and agenda.

[lliam]

I meant from the perspective of your nation's inhabitants aware of your death, if it wasn't clear.

oh, in that case ... i prefer to be your friendly foreign killer.

Honestly, repeating the tenor of the most answers here: murder is murder. The person, the reason, the motivation behind it, is imo of no relevance.


Anyway, I assume that 5 people who come to death due to a terrorist attack generate usually more emotions than a reported accident in the news that due to the fault of an overtired bus driver 40 people lost their lives in a bus accident or such.

[Vanilla Cupcake]

I think it's not who kills you it's how they do it!

[phuckphace]

if I'm gonna be murdered it better be at the hands of a blond blue eyed Ubermensch carrying an Ahnenpass