[user104658]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

A killer is a killer, the innocence or guilt of the person they've killed is irrelevant and can't be used as a justification to kill them.

I'm not sure I agree that a killer is just a killer, it would depend on the reason, for example if someone was trying to kill me (or even someone else) and the only way I could stop them was to bash their head with a brick... I wouldn't really have any problem in doing so. But that's different to a "revenge kill", I suppose.

That said, if someone killed one of my loved ones, I can't really say that I'm morally above revenge killing, either. Although I wouldn't attempt to take any sort of moral high ground. I just wouldn't care.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I'm not sure I agree that a killer is just a killer, it would depend on the reason, for example if someone was trying to kill me (or even someone else) and the only way I could stop them was to bash their head with a brick... I wouldn't really have any problem in doing so. But that's different to a "revenge kill", I suppose.

That said, if someone killed one of my loved ones, I can't really say that I'm morally above revenge killing, either. Although I wouldn't attempt to take any sort of moral high ground. I just wouldn't care.

Self defense or the defense of another is justifiable, revenge killing and it's ilk isn't. I think it's an insult to the victim because it's killing someone in their name. Even if a loved one of mine was killed I'd never think of killing the person who did it because if, I was ever murdered, I would not want someone I love to throw their life away on a selfish need for revenge and I would like to think that other people think like that too.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Self defense or the defense of another is justifiable, revenge killing and it's ilk isn't. I think it's an insult to the victim because it's killing someone in their name. Even if a loved one of mine was killed I'd never think of killing the person who did it because if, I was ever murdered, I would not want someone I love to throw their life away on a selfish need for revenge and I would like to think that other people think like that too.

..I agree with you for the reasons you've said Dezzy but also because ..imagining how I would feel if that happened to a member of my family/the impact/sadness/pain of it..?...why would I even consider inflicting the same on the family of the attacker/killer because they are complete innocents..why would I put another parent through that...how could that ever be justified or have any 'satisfaction or justice' whatsoever....it would only double the pain...