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CW: ABUSE Is it ethical to hire a hitman to murder an abuser if you do not feel safe calling the police because of retaliation? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by favrion@lemmy.world to c/philosophy@lemmy.world

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THIS IS HYPOTHETICAL. This is NOT based on reality.

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[–] A_Toasty_Strudel@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

No. Murder is not the answer.

[–] favrion@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why not?

[–] A_Toasty_Strudel@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Just because someone is an asshole, it doesn't give you the right to take their life. There are a lot of ways to remove yourself from the situation without having another human being killed.

[–] lukewarm_tauntaun@feddit.de -2 points 2 years ago

Exactly. In that case, it is the question. And the answer is Yes :)