Would you kill a man who's robbing you? (long)

[Blarg]

Actually it's supposedly pretty common in such cases(Masaad Ayoob, again) to have no regrets if you feel you were doing it in self defense. There are always people that would, but personally I don't think I'm one of them. I'd be mostly really pissed off not at what happened to him, but what happened to me. Going through the courts isn't pretty or cheap.

Taking someone else's life should not be taken lightly. For the longest time I have always been a believe in strict gun laws. I thought that only cops should have access to guns. But guns will always be available to the public, whether it be legally or in the black market. But I'm getting off topic. The only scenario in which someone is justified in taking another's life is in self-defense. I think this is obvious. In the situation that I was in I certainly would have been legally clear to kill that guy. Now morally justified? That is a different story. Here I am after the incident still alive. What if that night I pulled a gun out of my pillow and shot the guy in the back as he was loading up my belongings? Was my life in such a danger that pulling the trigger was nessesary? I don't believe so. Someone posted something to the effect of avoiding risks that involve losing your life. That's a very good argument. This guy broke into my house and threatened me with a life. Clearly my chance of surivial was -EV when that happened, and maybe that alone justified taking a life. Some would argue that when he wielded a knife, entered my room, and threatened my life, he then lost his right to live. Perhaps. Again I still struggle with my original question.

[djoyce003]

I keep a loaded .357 in my house for just such occurrences, and yes I'd have no problem shooting him until he was dead, and i'd make damn sure he was. Dead people can't sue you.