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[โ€“] nomous@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I've had two different very realistic dreams (years ago) where I shot someone and both of them were terrifying. It's not something I'd look forward to. It'd definitely ruin my week if not my entire month.

[โ€“] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Yeah. Absolutely. Even having been robbed a few times really messed with my head. I would hate to have to live with worse.

But I still figure people have a right to seek a safe place to be, and cornered people have a right to use violence, to reach a safe place.

I'll allow there might even be other times when violence might be moral, since life can get pretty complex, but I hope to live my life without having to make that call.

But I believe that when cornered is the only time a human can use violence with a totally free conscience.

It's why Sun Tzu advised we always give even our worst enemy an escape route. It's much better to not have to fight at all, than to have to win a fight with a desperate enemy.