Well, you're not supposed to drive after smoking weed anymore. So what else are we supposed to do? We can't go anywhere! lol.
Would you kill another human being under certain circumstances?
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Well, you're not supposed to drive after smoking weed anymore. So what else are we supposed to do? We can't go anywhere! lol.
You won't see me turning my nose up... use up good meat, damn straight. Apparently right now in BC, you don't even need a license... just kill the darn things, they're taking over the place. Down here in the river valley, the mule deer are so thick they're starving themselves out. We have whole herds that live in our neighborhood, kicking over garbage cans, eating the horses' feed, and tearing down bird feeders. Now, two moose have moved in too. Time for a cull! lol.
I give the self-defense course at work. Most of the people we get now have never before handled firearms, except in the Federally mandated safety course. You would think that most had considered the essence of the job before they applied, but that is not necessarily so.
One of my first tasks in the course is to make it clear.
I tell them flat out that they may have to draw a weapon and sent little bits of lead smashing into another human being's body, causing that individual intense pain, extreme distress, extensive permanent physical damage, and perhaps death. I tell them it is their duty to themselves, to their family, and to their partner who is there with them to do so without hesitation once the threat is clear. I tell them if they have any doubt they can do so, they don't belong here, and they should leave now.
Yes, people have left.
Obviously, I don't doubt my own ability to do so.
One of my first tasks in the course is to make it clear.
I tell them flat out that they may have to draw a weapon and sent little bits of lead smashing into another human being's body, causing that individual intense pain, extreme distress, extensive permanent physical damage, and perhaps death. I tell them it is their duty to themselves, to their family, and to their partner who is there with them to do so without hesitation once the threat is clear. I tell them if they have any doubt they can do so, they don't belong here, and they should leave now.
Yes, people have left.
Obviously, I don't doubt my own ability to do so.
Well, I knew a woman for a long time (I've lost touch with her) who killed her first husband when she caught him molesting their daughter. She spent 3 years in prison, and she said it was time well spent. I also met the daughter. Can't say that I blame her. She is the only one who could judge that situation. It's odd to be friends with a murderer, though. I wasn't afraid of her at all; I treated her elderly mother very kindly, and her daughter cleaned my mother's house.
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I don't seek to judge this woman at all but I still think in that situation I would find another way to deal with him. I'm not saying it wouldn't be difficult.
A guy I worked with lost his wife in an "accident" in the late 90's. I've spoken to him many times about his wife and the loss etc. Last year he was charged with her murder. Weird stuff.
Would I kill another human being under certain circumstances? Absolutely, yes I would. Anyone would, we're all capable of it, and anyone who denies that is a liar or a fool. Self defence, me or you, you're going down if I can arrange it. Attack my wife or my children in a life-threatening way, you're similarly going down if I can arrange it. Not a hard question at all.
Dexter! right on!
I brought this topic up because are society babies us so much that I was thinking their would be alot of never-kill-ever people.
But anyone who hurts someone you love, in my opinion should be shot.
I brought this topic up because are society babies us so much that I was thinking their would be alot of never-kill-ever people.
But anyone who hurts someone you love, in my opinion should be shot.
in self defence,only if necessary. i am a soldier(16 years) we have rules of engagement and we don't fire unless fired upon and only after the order is given!
Exactly, and good on you, Reg. Don't start it, but if somebody else insists on starting it, be prepared to finish it.
When I took karate in my teens I learned the value of defusing a potentially violent situation. Taking the high road was always the best option. But I also learned to identify the point of no return, where confrontation is the only remaining option. Self defense isn't just receiving the first shot and responding, it's also knowing when violence is inevitable and maintaining the ability to get the upperhand from the start. I'm sure military is similar. When the enemy is preparing to attack, best to go in then rather than waiting to receive their artillery before shooting back.
I think I'd prefer to strangle them, so I can see them going down up close and personal. I am a peaceable man, a pacifist, anti-war, anti-violence, and all that other good stuff, but dammit, threaten or injure someone I care about and you'll find that in my private life I can be as ruthless and violent as the nastiest person you can imagine.
And regrettably, I learned that from horrible personal experience three decades ago. That's a frightening thing to learn about yourself, that you can be angry and hurt enough to want to murder someone. I didn't actually murder anyone, but I sure wanted to for a while.
Don't ask. I won't talk about it. It wasn't one of my finer moments, and it doesn't matter anymore anyway, except for what it taught me about myself. And I believe that's in all of us.
I know I would never join the military. I would love to think that I could never kill...but I do not know. I do not know what it is like to be in the extreme conditions that I feel I would have to be in to get me to a state where it would be possible to kill someone...if that made any sense.