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Originally posted by asaris
Killing of a human being is only morally permissible in one situation:
To save the life of another human being.
Note that this entails that the use of the death penalty by the government is permissible only when it saves lives, and that killing to save your own life is not justified.
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Just playing Devil's Advocate here:
So, if you are a frail/disabled person and someone is going to beat you to within an inch of your life, hospitalize you for months, and break many many bones requiring hours of reconstructive surgery -- but not kill you -- you do not feel you (or anyone else) have the right to use deadly force to stop the attack?