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celtan · 17th December 2008, 05:29 AM

You all posit valid arguments, worth of considering.

All I know is that if I didn't carry, I wouldn't be here today, nor perhaps my better half.

I hate hurting people, the exception is when the alternative is to be the one hurting, and even then, its a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.

And yet...

After the bullet has left the barrel, and the "bad" guy lies at your feet gasping and crying for his mother, then you realize the enormity of your actions, and the inevitability of the consequences.

That's when the situation has become irretrievable, when you realize you can't go back to the prior "state of innocence", a second after you have taken the irrevocable step.

Did the miscreant leave behind parents, a wife and children, now suddenly destitute? Could you have prevented the situation? Was it really necessary to have pulled your iron out?

You will have to carry that albatross for the rest of your life.

Again it's a matter of empathy, and few people still have it, mainly because it is no longer emphasized by either parents or society. Now, it's all Me, Me, Me!

Which also explains how even children today are often involved in violent crimes...

Homo Lupus Homini!

Manuel Luis Iravedra

17th December 2008, 05:29 AM	#48
celtan Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PR, USA Posts: 679	You all posit valid arguments, worth of considering. All I know is that if I didn't carry, I wouldn't be here today, nor perhaps my better half. I hate hurting people, the exception is when the alternative is to be the one hurting, and even then, its a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils. And yet... After the bullet has left the barrel, and the "bad" guy lies at your feet gasping and crying for his mother, then you realize the enormity of your actions, and the inevitability of the consequences. That's when the situation has become irretrievable, when you realize you can't go back to the prior "state of innocence", a second after you have taken the irrevocable step. Did the miscreant leave behind parents, a wife and children, now suddenly destitute? Could you have prevented the situation? Was it really necessary to have pulled your iron out? You will have to carry that albatross for the rest of your life. Again it's a matter of empathy, and few people still have it, mainly because it is no longer emphasized by either parents or society. Now, it's all Me, Me, Me! Which also explains how even children today are often involved in violent crimes... Homo Lupus Homini! Manuel Luis Iravedra Last edited by celtan; 17th December 2008 at 12:44 PM.