Could you kill someone?

[Mollyiere]

I was just watching a programme where a man said something like "obviously we all the ability to kill inside us, it happens everyday".

Anyway - then I started wondering if I actually could do it. Could you?

I'd also kill to protect my child - with no feeling of guilt afterwards.

Yes if someone endangered or hurt my children and made me angry enough I believe I could.

I often worry about someone hitting my car when my children are in it and how I would react to the driver if they injured my children.

I have told my husband very clearly that if he touches my jigsaws again without permission I will suffocate him in his sleep.

Yes, depending on the circumstances wouldn't beat myself up much for it either.

Well it's easily done in the 'right' circumstances but no, it would fuck me up mentally to take the life of another person. Even if they were a piece of shit, I'd still struggle ideologically with it.

Parkhead
I am so sorry for your loss
I would have felt the same.

@ParkheadParadise

Yes, I think I could. Months after my dd died. I was sitting at traffic lights in my hometown when the bastard who took her life crossed the road he looked happy and was laughing. I wasn't in a good place mentally at the time. For a split second, I nearly put my foot on the accelerator and killed both of us. The only thing that stopped me was dd2. She was a couple of months old and in the back in her car seat. I didn't drive for weeks after that. After the trial, I thought seriously about paying someone to do him in.

I'm so sorry about your Dd @ParkheadParadise, what a terrible experience to go through.

@ParkheadParadise

Yes, I think I could. Months after my dd died. I was sitting at traffic lights in my hometown when the bastard who took her life crossed the road he looked happy and was laughing. I wasn't in a good place mentally at the time. For a split second, I nearly put my foot on the accelerator and killed both of us. The only thing that stopped me was dd2. She was a couple of months old and in the back in her car seat. I didn't drive for weeks after that. After the trial, I thought seriously about paying someone to do him in.

Sorry for your loss.

No judgement here - I can't say I wouldn't have felt the same

Yes I could definitely kill the man who killed my partner

@ParkheadParadise

sorry for your loss and that you then had to face that situation

Yes to protect a loved one but funnily enough I could summon the strength,anger and maternal instinct to protect a stranger that was in danger(I did in the past,didn't kill someone but I have stepped into dangerous situations to protect someone I didn't know and luckily I'm alot stronger than I look so I walked away unharmed)but to protect myself more than likely not!

@TotorosFurryBehind

In defence of my child, yes. I found this aspect of becoming a mother scary, she is everything, I would do anything to protect her.

Same here!

After my DS was born I remember telling my (childless) BF that I'd happily kill people! 🙄

That internal change you feel is scary!

I could kill my neighbours right now.

@ParkheadParadise I'm so sorry that's awful

Of course, everyone is capable of this in the right circumstances. If you think you aren't you're incredibly naive.

I don't know. I probably don't have the strength to strangle them, I'd probably miss with a gun. I guess I could run them over in a car or push them off a cliff.

Although I have occasionally felt very angry, I haven't felt angry enough to want to kill, I don't think. So I'll have to wait and see, but I hope I will never be tested.

Yes, of course.
Anyone who says they never would or could needs to use their imaginations.

@ParkheadParadise I’m so sorry about your daughter. What a terrible tragedy for your family 💐

The weird thing is he actually died 4years later, of a drug overdose. I remember feeling angry that no one had taken his life.

Absolutely. I would only ever kill someone if I honestly felt it was warranted, for example in self defence or if someone hurt my child. That said I'm currently in a position where someone has hurt my child and although I want to kill them I haven't because my child needs me here with them and not in prison. Also I couldn't be bothered with the disposal of a body so if I killed someone I wouldn't try and hide the fact, I'd hand myself in because basically I'm lazy.

I had a conversation with a woman were we discussed this. I said the same as most here: to protect my children, I could absolutely. She said that she actually had the choice between killing someone or them killing her child. Her child died but she said she doesn’t regret the decision as she would have had to live with the consequences.

I’m still sure that I could though.

100% yes

She said that she actually had the choice between killing someone or them killing her child. Her child died but she said she doesn’t regret the decision as she would have had to live with the consequences.

Can't identify with that at all. But my morals are basically an eye for an eye, so.

Sure

Human yes, animal no way

Human yes, animal no way

Don't be ridiculous, of course you could. If a dog was mauling your child. If a rabid wolf was approaching you. Etc etc.