justprompts :: Is it ever okay to kill someone? Why or why not?

[manorsuperman]

It's not okay. Ever. Unfortunately, life doesn't always give you the option of doing the right thing. Sometimes you have to choose the lesser of two evils, one life or another. It doesn't make it the right choice. Just better than the alternative.

Some people do deserve to die. It's just not my right to take it from them.

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[hell-of-heaven.livejournal.com]

Not even in self-defence?

[manorsuperman]

I've killed in self defense. If it was 'okay', I wouldn't have felt the way I did about it.

[hell-of-heaven.livejournal.com]

Do you see any logic to that manner of thinking at all?

[manorsuperman]

Yes, I do. If I were in that situation again, I would do the exact same thing. Self-preservation is basic human instinct.

[hell-of-heaven.livejournal.com]

Indeed. So why feel guilty?

[manorsuperman]

Taking a life just doesn't sit right with me, no matter who it is. Even if I wanted to kill the person, and I have, it wouldn't take long before I would be hunched over in a corner somewhere.

[hell-of-heaven.livejournal.com]

It seems to me that you need to get over it, Ms. Lang.

[hero_farmboy]

I'm glad you feel that way. It's sometimes a tough choice, though, isn't it.

[manorsuperman]

It is.

[locked]
But whenever I feel tempted to purposely take a life, I just ask myself, "What would Clark Kent do?" ...and it's like it's easier not to give into my anger.

[hero_farmboy]

[locked]

Really? I-- Thank you. That means a lot.

[manorsuperman]

[locked]
You're an amazing person, Clark. Don't ever change.

[hero_farmboy]

[locked]

I'll try not to.