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Homicide is the willful taking of a human life. In this scenario there is no intent by the defender to take the life of the innocent.
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Really? You fire to save yourself KNOWING that your shot could hit an innocent.
I could fit that into a homicide statute.
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Your religious beliefs preclude you from shooting and thats totally fine.
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It's not religious. Its ethics. Im an agnostic and the absurdity of religious belief does not negate its ethical value or at least the ethical issues one confronts.
Here: You want ethical mud wrestling?
Scenario: Bad guy has your wife with a knife at her throat and tells you he will slit it if you dont fire into the crowd of schoolchildren. You have no shot at attacker.
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I rather save my wife and child and go to jail then let them get killed and me be a walking ghost. I could not deal with my family hurt as much as myself, either way self preservation and the preservation of dear ones is a powerful emotion.
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So you are killing someone elses kid.
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The lives of my family take precedent over ALL other considerations by a wide margin. Blood IS thicker than water, AND other blood - and I am NOT my brother's keeper. The law of survival makes my life just as valuable. I'm not heroic or noble enough to sacrifice myself for others. A character flaw, I'm sure, but that's the way it is.
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As are you...
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