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That is assuming everyone plays by the rules.
As it turns out, some particular people have turned playing outside of the rules as much as possible and as cruely as possible into a sport.
They won't be corrected by the rules. They won't be persuaded by common human decency. Quite the contrary even, they actively and aggressively lean into the opposite direction.
Now it's against the rules to derail a train. But how much more tragic would it be not to do so if that train is about to run into a hospital?
That of course being a lazy metaphor but I think my point stands.
Death penalties, war crimes, ... all things that are suposed to be accepted as par for the course. But for the elite...oh no, that's a finger waggin.
Killing is wrong, but it is most definitely not a monochrome issue.
No. Criminals by definition do not play by the rules and we as a society have found many ways to deal with them without killing them.
I'm not arguing against justice.
I'm just saying, that, on a fundamental level, it is never okay to kill another person or make up stupidly simplified metaphors to justify killing.
It's dehumanizing brain rot and if you guys can't see that you're really not much better than the made up devils you wish to kill.
"No. Criminals by definition do not play by the rules and we as a society have found many ways to deal with them without killing them."
Have we? Because last time I checked we still have genocides going on without as much as a slap on the wrist.
Yes we have and when you look at the last century you will see a lot of progress.
What I understand of your comment, based on the context of the post, is, that because things are bad it's okay for us to be bad as well. That's really the easiest way to fool yourself.
What I'm led to understand from your comments is that you'd be an Ed Sheeran fan. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯