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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
you're wrong. I understand that this is your point of view, but it's wrong. sometimes you are left with absolutely no option.
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There's always an option. I'm not saying one option is necessarily better than another, but there's always an option. I know people who would choose to die rather than kill someone who's attacking them. I'm not one of those people, but they exist.
Look: if attacked with lethal force in a circumstance where retreat was impossible, I would probably respond with the minimum force I deemed necessary to stop the attack, and I wouldn't be too concerned if that level of force was lethal. But to say that's not a choice on my part is just irresponsible. Nobody forced me to respond that way, not even the person who is attacking me. I always have the say over my actions, no matter what the circumstances are. I quit pretending that other people made me do things when I was 12 years old.
Many of you have made that choice in advance, and good for you. It's smart to have any qualms you have about that worked out before you find yourself in that situation. But let's not pretend that's not a choice you're making. In many cases, people in this thread have chosen that they will take another person's life. I'm not saying it's unjustified or wrong--just that you have to face and come to terms with the choice you're making there. Personally, I don't think I could choose that action in advance, but that's why I'm me and you're you.