ethical/moral dilemma thread

[Grimnir]

would you take the life of a fellow human being for £1,000,000,000?

would you have different answer depending on who the victim was?

innocent man/woman/child
convicted serial killer/rapist/terrorist
someone who had terminal disease

after you answer you can post your dilemmas too :xyxwave:

[Niamh.]

No, the only option I'd consider is the last one if the person themselves had requested it

I'll get back to you with a moral dilemma, need to have a think about it

[MTVN]

It's an interesting question. I dont think I could bring myself to do it tbh, and I would be guilt-riddent the rest of my life. If it was a convicted terrorist or murderer maybe, but it would go against my principles as I've never believed in the death penalty. I would do a lot of things for a million, but killing someone wouldnt be one of them

[Lee.]

Vicky would... all of the above! :laugh:

[InOne]

How would we kill them? People don't die easy, it's not like the movies lol

[SoBig]

would you take the life of a fellow human being for £1,000,000,000?

would you have different answer depending on who the victim was?

innocent man/woman/child

Hell no.



someone who had terminal disease

Still no.


convicted serial killer/rapist/terrorist


Would I get in trouble with the law? If no, I would seriously think about it. I would give most of the money to the victim and to the victim's family and the rest to charity. I wouldn't keep any of the money for myself.

[Vicky.]

Vicky would... all of the above! :laugh:

I don't think I could kill a child.

But any of the others, if there was no chance of me being caught...yes I probably would. Considering I did not know the person or any of their family. And would never hear of it again.

[Smithy]

I could probably do the convicted.... but only if it was with a gun or something, and I'd not get in trouble with the law

[Shasown]

Yes I would. Not a problem with most of them would do it for considerably less.

Would need to know the reasoning before the innocent woman or child, even then would not necessarily do it for the fee offered.

Are you paying half up front?

[BB_Eye]

Well I always wanted to be an assassin...

[Grimnir]

interesting replies and surprising too

for me I would kill a serial killer/rapist/terrorist for free!!! so for a billion pounds its a no brainer :joker:

the only one I would say categorically no to is the innocent child

[Grimnir]

Well I always wanted to be an assassin...


me too :joker:

have you seen Grosse Pointe Blank? that film is awesome :thumbs:

[Grimnir]

How would we kill them? People don't die easy, it's not like the movies lol

you can choose your weapon

I would choose one appropriate to the crime if it was the serial killer etc

for a terrorist I would make them insert their hand through a reinforced metal wall, then attach an explosive device to it

then repeat for the other hand

then the right foot, left foot, left arm upto elbow, right arm upto elbow and so on :devil:

for a child rapist, they would be strapped to a dirty floor crawling with insects and a motorised contraption set up in between their legs (a large thick pole fitted with small razors and covered in small quantities of acid

put me in charge of the prison service and crime would fall dramatically :joker: :joker: :joker:

[SoBig]

you can choose your weapon

I would choose one appropriate to the crime if it was the serial killer etc

for a terrorist I would make them insert their hand through a reinforced metal wall, then attach an explosive device to it

then repeat for the other hand

then the right foot, left foot, left arm upto elbow, right arm upto elbow and so on :devil:

for a child rapist, they would be strapped to a dirty floor crawling with insects and a motorised contraption set up in between their legs (a large thick pole fitted with small razors and covered in small quantities of acid

put me in charge of the prison service and crime would fall dramatically :joker: :joker: :joker:
Wow. I think we may have a psychopath on our hands.

[Grimnir]

Wow. I think we have psychopath on our hands.

:joker:

well I believe evil criminals like terrorists and child rapists deserve punishment and what better way than the punishment to fit the crime :thumbs:

I have met a lot of people who agree with me

:xyxwave:

[Grimnir]

I thought of another dilemma

you are diagnosed with a terminal disease and a mysterious individual offers you the chance to be cryogenically frozen

would you say goodby to your friends and family and choose to be frozen, with hope of maybe in the future there is a cure for your disease

or choose to stay with friends and family and accept death

on a personal note - I would choose to be cryogenically frozen even if I did not have a disease :joker: I would love to see the future say 500 years from now

[Josy]

would you take the life of a fellow human being for £1,000,000,000?

would you have different answer depending on who the victim was?

innocent man/woman/child
convicted serial killer/rapist/terrorist
someone who had terminal disease

after you answer you can post your dilemmas too :xyxwave:

No, for all of the options, I dont think I would be able to live with the guilt of taking someone elses life no matter who it was.

[Josy]

I thought of another dilemma

you are diagnosed with a terminal disease and a mysterious individual offers you the chance to be cryogenically frozen

would you say goodby to your friends and family and choose to be frozen, with hope of maybe in the future there is a cure for your disease

or choose to stay with friends and family and accept death

on a personal note - I would choose to be cryogenically frozen even if I did not have a disease :joker: I would love to see the future say 500 years from now

No way, what if you defrost in 500 years and theres no humans just huge robots stomping all over the place :laugh:

[Shasown]

No way, what if you defrost in 500 years and theres no humans just huge robots stomping all over the place :laugh:

Then you tool up and go robokilling.

[Lee.]

Then you tool up and go robokilling.

:laugh:
Tool up with what? How do you kill huge robots?

[Grimnir]

No way, what if you defrost in 500 years and theres no humans just huge robots stomping all over the place :laugh:

if that happen I would need to search me a nice hot robo-girl :joker:

[Shasown]

:laugh:
Tool up with what? How do you kill huge robots?

Only if they are hostile to humans. You never know they may treat you like a king/queen. If you need to, determine weak spots, develop an effective strategy, find or make effective weapons.

[Lee.]

Only if they are hostile to humans. You never know they may treat you like a king/queen. If you need to, determine weak spots, develop an effective strategy, find or make effective weapons.

I'm thinking some kind of gun that shoots electricity from a great distance?
Are robots metal?

[Grimnir]

Only if they are hostile to humans. You never know they may treat you like a king/queen. If you need to, determine weak spots, develop an effective strategy, find or make effective weapons.

maybe they treat me like a God :hugesmile:

maybe thats what happened about 10,000 years ago, an strange advanced being woke from ice chamber and the people saw him as a god :joker:

[InOne]

you can choose your weapon

I would choose one appropriate to the crime if it was the serial killer etc

for a terrorist I would make them insert their hand through a reinforced metal wall, then attach an explosive device to it

then repeat for the other hand

then the right foot, left foot, left arm upto elbow, right arm upto elbow and so on :devil:

for a child rapist, they would be strapped to a dirty floor crawling with insects and a motorised contraption set up in between their legs (a large thick pole fitted with small razors and covered in small quantities of acid

put me in charge of the prison service and crime would fall dramatically :joker: :joker: :joker:

I've always wanted to use a crossbow :D

[Shasown]

I've always wanted to use a crossbow :D

Get in close and use a knife.

Crossbows are for cats.

[Grimnir]

I've always wanted to use a crossbow :D

I like that idea :thumbs:

I would make it a flaming arrow and play gladiator battle theme as I prepared to fire

on my signal.... unleash hell :joker:

[Angus]

would you take the life of a fellow human being for £1,000,000,000?

would you have different answer depending on who the victim was?

innocent man/woman/child
convicted serial killer/rapist/terrorist
someone who had terminal disease

after you answer you can post your dilemmas too :xyxwave:

There is no amount of money that would induce me to kill another human being in any of the categories above. The only situation I can imagine myself killing somebody would be in self defence, or to save a loved one from harm.

[Grimnir]

There is no amount of money that would induce me to kill another human being in any of the categories above. The only situation I can imagine myself killing somebody would be in self defence, or to save a loved one from harm.

you would not kill a child rapist and serial killer? not even for 1 billion pounds?

[30stone]

If it was to save someone else i would.

Someone trying to rape my mum or something, they would be delt with money or not.
I would terrorise someone for that.

I think a terrorist i could to.

The money is just a bonus.

[AfroMullet]

Gunshot for rapists, money or no money.

[Grimnir]

Gunshot for rapists, money or no money.


shotgun blast at the groin sounds good to me :thumbs:

[Tom]

would you take the life of a fellow human being for £1,000,000,000?

would you have different answer depending on who the victim was?

innocent man/woman/child
convicted serial killer/rapist/terrorist
someone who had terminal disease

after you answer you can post your dilemmas too :xyxwave:

Yes, would kill any of them but would feel a bit bad if it was innocent man/woman/child but then I'd just remember my bank account and guilt will go. I just wouldn't do it to family/friends

Terminal disease depends on how far it is

[Captain.Remy]

would you take the life of a fellow human being for £1,000,000,000?

would you have different answer depending on who the victim was?

innocent man/woman/child
convicted serial killer/rapist/terrorist
someone who had terminal disease

after you answer you can post your dilemmas too :xyxwave:

innocent man/woman/child no
convicted serial killer/rapist/terrorist obviously yes
someone who had terminal disease definitely yes

[Captain.Remy]

It's a new year, if you could have just one wish for the year to come true, what would it be? Choices are, (1) The end of world famine (2) A $1,000,000 Lottery win (3) To live an extra 10 years.

:laugh:

[Angus]

you would not kill a child rapist and serial killer? not even for 1 billion pounds?


I would NEVER kill another human being for money, end of. I would also never kill a random stranger even if they were a child rapist or serial killer. I can, however, imagine killing someone who had harmed or killed someone I loved if the legal system failed to deliver justice.

[Grimnir]

It's a new year, if you could have just one wish for the year to come true, what would it be? Choices are, (1) The end of world famine (2) A $1,000,000 Lottery win (3) To live an extra 10 years.

:laugh:

$1,000,000 lottery win please :dance:

end of world famine is not good enough, if it was end of global capitalism then maybe

and for those extra 10 years I might be senile or drooling each day so no

extra 1000 years then yes :thumbs: