Would you kill someone out of self-defense?

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Would you kill someone out of self-defense?

If my life depends on it, yes. But after that, I know I'd feel really guilty about it.

If there was no other way out, I would have to when we
are talking about family and such. I`m not getting killed
by someone trying to rob me in the middle of the night or anything. But
I`m peaceful, not violent. This is self defense. I have not
been in the army, I refused so long that they wouldn`t have
me in the end. I am not going to be broken down and built up again
after a "army recipe" when I am 17 years old. That is what they
tried to do, no way. Count me out on that one. If someone is
gonna break me down and build me up again, its gonna be me, not
a fighting force.

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Dont get me wrong on one thing here, I have a deep respect
for anyone whos fighting for their country/themselves. I will
fight for the country I live in if necesary (this should not be
necesary). But point me in the right direction and I`ll do my
best. I just dont need to be broken down in the way they do it here,
that I am against.

I voted no because I would try my best not to. I would only try to incapacitate them by breaking their arms, legs, back, etc. But if the was no other way, then......

um... I'm not entirely sure I haven't

I miss the option "only when my own life is at stake". In any other situation, such as being robbed of material goods or even physical violence without risk of dying myself, I would refuse to use violence myself. I would try to run away or escape but I would not want to harm the other person unless my life depends on it.

to kill takes more effort than would be spent on disabling someone. You kill someone and you're arrested, the'll charge you with murder or manslaughter because you could have incapacitated them and gotten away.

But, you touch my daugter, I'll be doing time.

Someone tried to break into my house a couple months ago, when I wasn't home. They were heroin addicts after my pills.(one of my prescriptions has a $2,000 street value when full) It left me feeling violated, and I vowed that if anyone breaks into my house while I am there, I would kill them without thinking twice. Especially after the chief of police told me that it was completely legal to do so, as long as they die on my property.

If we are talking about a regular fist-fight, I will do my best to incapacitate them quickly, without killing them. If they have a weapon, I interpret that as a threat to my life, and will do whatever is necessary to eliminate that threat. If they die, they die. Don't ever attack me with a weapon.

Just so everyone doesn't think I'm some kind of psycho, I haven't been in a fight for more than 10 years, and never physically injured anyone futher than a black eye. I'm not a fighter, but will fight if necessary.

We have a saying here;

You should`nt be mean to others,
You should be kind and nice,

--and besides that, you can do whatever you want

..written by Torbjørn Egner many years ago. (a big writer here).

If I had to, but I would prefer to permanently injure them, like a baseball bat to the knee, or groin area

Killing someone attacking me would not be my intention, but if they die, they die.