Could you actually kill someone?

RaRaRasputin

I was just wondering about this question because it seems to be a big issue for people, especially in this country since Irish people (to me) seem generally placid and non-violent (drunken brawls aside, because drunken stupor doesn't count). I don't mean this in any bad way but in a positive one that should be rather exemplary for many others.

I can safely say I could kill another person, if the situation required it, i.e. they threatened someone else, particularly someone close to me, or myself, and I don't think it's wrong.

py2006

No

paddy kerins

Depends on the money :cool:

GLaDOS

If it was a situation involving defending myself or a loved one (Such as that man who walked in one his 5 y/o daughter being raped) it's hard to say what could happen.

In cold blood though? Not a chance, I'm too much of a wimp.

Pantsface

sometimes I fantasise about giving someone a good hard kick

Tigger

No, I would never kill a person.

Again?

Sky King

No, I would never kill a person.

If someone broke into your house and you had a gun would you fire a warning shot into their face?

Ave Sodalis

I would kill someone ONLY in extreme circumstances, i.e. self defense.

Not sure what I'd do unless I was in a situation where it was my only choice... but somehow, I don't think I would, even then...

Merkin

I think we're all more than capable of it but because we are civilized rather than savages it's seen as unacceptable. I could definitely see how people might just flip in a fit of rage or in an act of vengeance though.

Mr.Crinklewood

Does Craig Doyle count?

Tigger

No, I would never kill a person.

Sociapaths are winning at the moment

admiralofthefleet

if anyone harmed my family then i dont know what i would do

bee_keeper

No, I would never kill a person.

yes

anyone can be driven to take such an action

frozenfrozen

No, I would never kill a person.

After the first punch any fear of harming a person disappears and you really feel empowered. The adrenaline even just from a boxing match is so intense. I can imagine it being so incredibly easy to kill a person if the situation actually required it.

Jesus Shaves

No, I would never kill a person.

yes, i have killed on more than one occasion

Ficheall

Some people take more effort to kill than others, eh, OP?

HazDanz

If someone was definitely about to kill me or one of my family members or one of my very close friends and my only option was to kill them I would.

blindside88

No, I would never kill a person.

I believe I could, I don't think I could kill a child but a grown man and some grown women I could

Pushtrak

I would kill someone ONLY in extreme circumstances, i.e. self defense.

What is that expression again? Genocide them with kindness?

Chucky the tree

The wannabe internet tough men will cream themselves over this thread.

Dangerous Man

Yes. I was in Starbucks this morning and I asked for a large Pike's Place coffee. The hipster behind the counter, wearing enormous eyeglasses, a dreadful attempt at a moustach, shorts and dress shoes yelled behind himself, without looking, 'VENTE PIKE!'

I could kill. I could definitely kill...

frozenfrozen

No, I would never kill a person.

Chucky the tree wrote: »

The wannabe internet tough men will cream themselves over this thread.

I wish I could kill all the people like you

Syllabus

No, I would never kill a person.

i have asked this question of myself many times and the answer i have arrived at is yes

i feel i could kill a person if i needed to

however, i dont believe i could do it if i knew the person

PCPhoto

refusing to vote due to possibility of incriminating myself

PizzamanIRL

Only in self defense.

I can't understand how people kill as hitmen/serial killers/revenge etc. Just can't get my head around it, if you're stabbing them to death how do you keep going as they cry in pain. Some sick people out there.

southcentralts

I would kill someone ONLY in extreme circumstances, i.e. self defense.

I do not know how accurate it is but, my internet tells me 3/4 murders are committed by somebody known to the victim... Are you alone in your house? Of course they could be hiding in the bushes...

bee_keeper

No, I would never kill a person.

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

Only in self defense.

I can't understand how people kill as hitmen/serial killers/revenge etc. Just can't get my head around it, if you're stabbing them to death how do you keep going as they cry in pain. Some sick people out there.

if someone wrongs you enough , revenge is a natural urge , happens all over the world and in large organised numbers in some places , happened here for a period

El Guapo!

No, I would never kill a person.

I was trying to use the Revenue.ie PAYE online site earlier today, and if I ever find the person who designed that poxy site I'll beat them to death with their own shoe.

Rasheed

Them teenagers in America that bullied the granny on the bus, I'd wear a Hurley on their heads.

Oh and kian Egan. I'd do time for 5 minutes in a room with that prick.

djk1000

My life or theirs the yes
My life of one of my family then yes
With a gun from a distance if I was convinced they deserved it then yes
Up close and personal if I was convinced they deserved it then no

I would however be up for some vigilante style severe beatings for scumbags, pm me

Fromthetrees

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Does Craig Doyle count?

Are you putting up with ordinary broadband?

PCPhoto

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

Only in self defense.

I can't understand how people kill as hitmen/serial killers/revenge etc. Just can't get my head around it, if you're stabbing them to death how do you keep going as they cry in pain. Some sick people out there.

where do I start !! .....

hitmen/women ...kill for the money (or to pay off a debt).

Serial Killers ...in general kill out of a pathological need to cleanse society (they think they are ridding the world of unclean people - prostitutes, junkies, adulterors...sinners in the eyes of the killer....with the exception of those serial killers like manson who killed for pleasure)

those who kill for revenge are often motivated by love/jealousy.

those who kill by stabbing - are usually in a frenzy and adrellanine takes over so the crying/screaming doesn't affect the "killer" ...its when the realisation hits - assuming it all happens at the same time - the coldness of dead eyes, the blood spluttering coughs ...the last gasps of air ...and the stillness !!

if you were to kill someone there are plenty of ways to do it - some virtually untraceable.

frozenfrozen

No, I would never kill a person.

PCPhoto wrote: »

where do I start !! .....

hitmen/women ...kill for the money (or to pay off a debt).

Serial Killers ...in general kill out of a pathological need to cleanse society (they think they are ridding the world of unclean people - prostitutes, junkies, adulterors...sinners in the eyes of the killer....with the exception of those serial killers like manson who killed for pleasure)

those who kill for revenge are often motivated by love/jealousy.

those who kill by stabbing - are usually in a frenzy and adrellanine takes over so the crying/screaming doesn't affect the "killer" ...its when the realisation hits - assuming it all happens at the same time - the coldness of dead eyes, the blood spluttering coughs ...the last gasps of air ...and the stillness !!

if you were to kill someone there are plenty of ways to do it - some virtually untraceable.

Anything you say can and will be used in court. Mind your head and get in the back of the squad car PCPhoto!

orchidsrpretty

If someone handed me a gun and asked me to kill someone I didn't like without the fear of punishment, I doubt I would be able to.

In a situation where it me or them, I'd like to think I could do what was necessary. I Was working in a shop once and we got robbed at knife point. Myself and the other girl that was working just froze so if they went to stab me then, I doubt I would/could of done anything though.

girl in the striped socks

I wouldn't like to but who knows how someone is going to react at 2am & some scumbag is breaking into their house?
Even if you didn't have a gun to let off a warning shot & scare them away, who's to say you don't clobber them with a sweeping brush & you just happen to hit their head at a certain angle & before you know it they're dead.

As I said I honestly wouldn't like to, but it would be in self defence if it did happen.

bee_keeper

No, I would never kill a person.

PCPhoto wrote: »

where do I start !! .....

hitmen/women ...kill for the money (or to pay off a debt).

Serial Killers ...in general kill out of a pathological need to cleanse society (they think they are ridding the world of unclean people - prostitutes, junkies, adulterors...sinners in the eyes of the killer....with the exception of those serial killers like manson who killed for pleasure)

those who kill for revenge are often motivated by love/jealousy.

those who kill by stabbing - are usually in a frenzy and adrellanine takes over so the crying/screaming doesn't affect the "killer" ...its when the realisation hits - assuming it all happens at the same time - the coldness of dead eyes, the blood spluttering coughs ...the last gasps of air ...and the stillness !!

if you were to kill someone there are plenty of ways to do it - some virtually untraceable.

i would have thought most murderers do not get away with it

Sappa

I met a man in Cambodia around 10yrs back,myself and my friend were traveling there and we got chatting to him.
He was 11 when the Khmer Rouge came to power,dodged a few executions himself through sheer luck,had to partake in the killing of innocent civilians through force.
His family was wiped out,his mother died in his arms and he slept with the corpse before she was whisked away from him without a burial.
After the Khmer Rouge were defeated he went back to his village near Battambang and they rounded up the leaders of the local Khmer rouge,he killed six of them,they stumbled upon a death cave shortly after and he found the corpse of his dead pregnant sister.
After this he was conscripted into the Cambodian army to lay landmines for the next 5 yrs and fight against whatever they told him to do.
Today I still keep contact with him,email and facebook and he has dedicated his life now to telling the truth of what happened and trying to educate the young to never let this happen again.
The closest I have come to knowing someone who has killed and he is still haunted by it,so no I would only kill in extreme circumstances self defence etc.

El Guapo!

No, I would never kill a person.

Sappa wrote: »

I met a man in Cambodia around 10yrs back,myself and my friend were traveling there and we got chatting to him.
He was 11 when the Khmer Rouge came to power,dodged a few executions himself through sheer luck,had to partake in the killing of innocent civilians through force.
His family was wiped out,his mother died in his arms and he slept with the corpse before she was whisked away from him without a burial.
After the Khmer Rouge were defeated he went back to his village near Battambang and they rounded up the leaders of the local Khmer rouge,he killed six of them,they stumbled upon a death cave shortly after and he found the corpse of his dead pregnant sister.
After this he was conscripted into the Cambodian army to lay landmines for the next 5 yrs and fight against whatever they told him to do.
Today I still keep contact with him,email and facebook and he has dedicated his life now to telling the truth of what happened and trying to educate the young to never let this happen again.
The closest I have come to knowing someone who has killed and he is still haunted by it,so no I would only kill in extreme circumstances self defence etc.

There's a movie in that story!

christmas2012

No i wouldnt go out of my way to kill someone,having that memory would not do me good,or a criminal record for that matter,having said that in self defence i would stab the **** out of someone..

dodderangler

If it involved something to do with my family ie my daughter
yes I would kill someone
If someone done something to my daughter or gf or family member that would mentally scar them for life or even physically hurt them then I would kill them dunno bout with a weapon but with my own hands yes defiantly

christmas2012

I wouldnt go out of my way to do it though,and i think if this is what the thread suggests then a definate big fat NO.

Killing is wrong,even if you get off on manslaughter you have a record for the rest of your life,and it will follow you around to bite you on the arse,not to mention the mental scarring of actually killing someone..

Sindri

I would kill someone ONLY in extreme circumstances, i.e. self defense.

PCPhoto wrote: »

where do I start !! .....

hitmen/women ...kill for the money (or to pay off a debt).

Serial Killers ...in general kill out of a pathological need to cleanse society (they think they are ridding the world of unclean people - prostitutes, junkies, adulterors...sinners in the eyes of the killer....with the exception of those serial killers like manson who killed for pleasure)

those who kill for revenge are often motivated by love/jealousy.

those who kill by stabbing - are usually in a frenzy and adrellanine takes over so the crying/screaming doesn't affect the "killer" ...its when the realisation hits - assuming it all happens at the same time - the coldness of dead eyes, the blood spluttering coughs ...the last gasps of air ...and the stillness !!

if you were to kill someone there are plenty of ways to do it - some virtually untraceable.

As far as we know Manson has never killed anyone.

pragmatic1

Yes. Its within everyone to kill another human. It would probably haunt me till I die though.

Napper Hawkins

No, I would never kill a person.

In the case of a loved one's safety, without question.

I'll end your existence if me or mine is/are threatened and I'll go to jail with a big smile on my face.

ArtSmart

Pantsface wrote: »

sometimes I fantasise about giving someone a good hard kick

in the pants/face?

ArtSmart

does HECCCCKKTHORRRRRR HI count?

grindle

No, I would never kill a person.

Pushtrak wrote: »

What is that expression again? Genocide them with kindness?

#
Jews say it best,
When Jews say nothing at all.
#

© Ronan "Hitler" Keating

Jimoslimos

In those Walter Mitty type daydreams I see myself as a cold-blooded assassin for hire. Presidents, dictators, celebrities all clinically dispatched without emotion.

In real-life, no. However if history has taught us anything, it is that with the right propaganda most humans can be easily persuaded to murder their fellow man.

Mance Rayder

If I woke up in the middle of the night and some scumbag was breaking in, I would take a hammer to his face, no problem.

validusername1

I would kill someone ONLY in extreme circumstances, i.e. self defense.

nah..
i'd do what i could to defend myself in a fight or something but i wouldn't intentionally try to kill the person just cause we're having a little fight

Jimoslimos

Mance Rayder wrote: »

If I woke up in the middle of the night and some scumbag was breaking in, I would take a hammer to his face, no problem.

If you killed him with a single (or a few) blows whilst defending yourself is one thing.

The question is, if you knocked him out, would you continue to strike him until he stopped breathing??