Quote Originally Posted by Sinister View Post
Okay, I think I understand then. But it arises some interesting questions that could evolve the topic. Don't get me wrong, I agree and commend with your descision to kill them even though the deed is done.

The logic behind killing a black widow spider crawling next to a baby is direct and obvious, is it not? Prevention. But the logic behind killing a black widow spider after it had already bit the baby is a little more illusive. You would not have taught the spider anything and you would have compounded death with more death only to show your disdain and lack of compunction for slaughtering something.

Vengeance. Justifying vengeance may be harder to do than justifying murder. It is a natural reaction, yes. But the only really logical reason would be to prevent something, which has already occurred, from occurring yet again. You can, for instance, justify thusly: "I killed the spider to prevent it from killing other babies around the world." Which is silly due to the number of deadly spiders that exist.

Or you can go my favorite path. Forego justification. You are the subjective master of your own existence. Logic means little to the injuries of the heart. Vengeance gives one peace of mind and a feeling of closure. To prize that higher than the life of some evil scum is no great departure from sanity. To twist it further by adding appropriate tortures and subtlety is an embellishment you might even derive pleasure from. Even schadenfreude can be understood, although not exactly justified.


For myself. I would kill someone who earnestly threatens my friends and family. I don't doubt it for a second and wouldn't flinch to do it.
Actually, me being me I don't think I could kill the black widow spider or any other animal that killed a loved one. Why? Because I'd know that the animal in question didn't kill them out of anything other than instincts or a feeling of being threatened or something.

The reason I believe I would kill a person who killed my love ones is that they knew what they were doing. And it would pain me all my days knowing that someone who purposely killed a love one of mine was walking free.

See it's my way of thinking that someone who is unknowing of the crime they committed would be innocent of it. The same would go with a person who is totally insane. I couldn't kill someone like that. Because I see them as not being in control of their actions. People like these I would attempt to capture instead and force to get help in whatever way they could. Bringing someone like to a better state of mind, or a lifetime of looney-bin living would be all the closure I'd need.

And I could never kill someone just threatening someone I care about. Simply as they had really not done anything yet. As I said earlier, all I'd do to them is give them a good hiding til they decide that it's really not worth threatening my loved ones.