Do you think you could kill someone?

[Kibble29]

In the literal sense of the word - could you end someone’s life?

Taking the legal consequence out of it, I’m wondering, on a moral level, if you think you could/would do it? Do you have that in you?

I appreciate this is very much a “you don’t know until you’re in that situation” question, but I think that if my life was at genuine, serious risk, or if my child was in the same situation, I’d do it without hesitation.

I give people drugs every day which could kill them, if I wasn't also very skilled at keeping them alive under the influence of said drugs (anaesthetist). I would support patients in assisted dying if the law changes here.

But violently, in anger? Probably only to save my kids. And even then I'm not sure I'd aim to kill - just to do whatever was needed to save them.

No, I’m not sure of the story you’re referring to. Will need to Google that. 😊

To protect my children in immediate danger would be the only circumstance. Never in revenge or anything like that.

I couldn't do it to save myself but would do anything in my power if my children were in danger.
I'm not sure I could do it in a physical and literal sense (old, weak, feeble) but would I have the will? Hell yes!

Depending on who it was, yes.

Knowing me probably by accident.. accidentally tripping them up and they land awkwardly..
But in malice definitely not.
In self defence.. I just don't know. I once apologised to my own mugger...
In trying to protect my children then there's a higher possibility I could..
But I do worry. I hope I'm never in a scenario like that because ud be as much use a chocolate fireguard. I've no experience with physical violence (well I've been attacked once by strangers and over and over by a violent ex) bit I've no experience of how to be violent towards anyone and the concept upsets and scares me

Yes if it were protecting my children. Without hesitation.

No but it’s because I shut down and block people out quite easily.

In cold blood, no.

In defence of others, in self defence, in a fury after being attacked, in terrible fear when being hunted down, in the moment? Yes, I'm pretty sure I'd have a bloody good go.

Possibly. In self defence or that of others. Very hard to know.

At university we used to play that game (drunk usually) of "if you could go back to 1938 and kill Hitler (or various other awful candidates) knowing what we know now, would you do it?" Always interesting.

Yes and I fear that I'd probably enjoy it just a bit too much.

Yes, happily, if I had the means, a weapon, and opportunity, unlikely ...
Putin
Ayatollah
The fucker in charge of Afghanistan
Assad
for starters...

If someone threatened my children, then yes, I am pretty certain I could. But I'm not sure I could for any other reason except maybe to protect my own life or DH's, or members of my immediate family.

I don’t have enough physical strength and I’m against killing for moral reasons but I can’t guarantee anything if something/ someone will threat DD.

Yes.

I've killed someone in a dream before. Woke up and was shocked at the violence I had 😂. This person had tried to kill my family in my dream, so they deserved it anyway. But I wonder about the state of my subconscious!!! 🤣

If it was a choice between DS and them - yes absolutely.

Yes I would. If the lives of my loved ones were being threatened, or mine was, yes I would. I am capable of doing it bare-handed too.

If my children were in enormous pain and dying, I would help them die if that's what they wanted.

Yes

To protect myself or my kids or husband, I could absolutely kill someone without a second thought and would not feel guilty. I would rather their blood on my hands than the alternative and in my mind, they put themselves in that position by trying to hurt others. So yeah would be totally fine with doing this if needed.
But without provocation and for no reason other than to save lives of my family, then no I wouldn't be able to.

I'm pretty sure everyone would, if it was between them and the person who might end their life.

Think of the Hunger Games - the only way to survive is to kill. I wouldn't want to, but I'm sure that I'd do everything in my power to be the one that survived. But it's a good job the Hunger Games isn't real, because the odds would not be in my favour.

If someone was threatening the life of my children or grandchildren, yes, I absolutely would kill them. No hesitation at all and i don't think I'd have any guilt either

In the right circumstances such as if they killed my baby or husband or anyone in my close circle really

I just looked in on my sleeping toddler and I can now confirm that I would indeed end someone’s life if they so much as frowned at him.

No. Apart from whoever wrote "the Birdy song", or "Agadoo".