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To: NYer

Other than judicial execution, when is the intentional taking of a human life acceptable?

Self-defense exceptions are forced on the defender, they are not intentional acts.


3 posted on 03/20/2017 2:26:12 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

I must disagree. There is certainly a difference between unintentionally hitting somebody dressed in black with your car at night and pulling your gun and dispatching a burglar who’s reaching for his.

I say the morality is clear and that we can’t split hairs on “the meaning of intentional” and divine a conclusion of whether Gorsuch would be a hard-liner on self-defense.


30 posted on 03/20/2017 3:30:37 PM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Between life in prison and death I would choose death.

Life is a way way worse punishment then death.


32 posted on 03/20/2017 3:54:46 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Between life in prison and death I would choose death.

Life is a way way worse punishment then death.


33 posted on 03/20/2017 3:55:09 PM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
Other than judicial execution, when is the intentional taking of a human life acceptable?

War. Even in provoked war, your side will wind up killing people on the other side who are otherwise innocent, because it's necessary to win.

40 posted on 03/20/2017 4:24:57 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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