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Are you capable of killing?

Physically? Yes. That's what shotguns are for. Home defense.

Psychologically? No. I don't think most people realize just how big f an impact it has on the human psyche, regardless of circumstance, beliefs, whathaveyou.

If anything, killing in defense would be even more traumatic. I am not psychologically equipped to take a life, and I feel it would be worse if te situation was forced on me.


Ask a veteran, especially a Marine, if they've ever killed someone up close. Ask them how they felt once they fully realized it.

I've got enough baggage as it is. I couldn't live with myself.
 
I don't know. It'd have to come to whether my life was in jeopardy or not.

Assuming I had the strength to kill the person who was threatening me, there would be no doubt that I would feel incredibly guilty afterwards and knowing me I wouldn't be able to forget that moment for the rest of my life. Though, in my opinion, you shouldn't forget that moment. You took a persons life.

However, I think that if someone murdered my spouse/daughter/son/best friend, it'd be a different story. I would not be able to live with myself if I just sat back and let the **** who killed them still live. I would make sure the killer paid for their actions with their life.
 
I don't know if I could. I saw in a TV show that if you can still stare yourself in the eye in a mirror after killing someone, you can deal with it. But before that, you'd probably vomit your stomach out (not literally).

I have trouble looking myself in the eye in a mirror already (I guess I feel unreasonably guilty enough already), so I don't think I'd be able to cope with it.

EDIT: For the physical part, I'm capable of killing someone.
 
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[SIZE="a"]Emotionally? It depends on who I'm killing. Don't get me wrong, I'm no Kira.
Physically speaking, I'd need a weapon, the element of suprise (I'm sneaky), or both. If it got into a real fight my odds would be slim.[/SIZE]
 
To everyone claiming that they're physically incapable of killing... There's a reason why, whenever anyone asks why people obey laws, I respond with "Samuel Colt." I'm not advocating shootings, but as they say, "God made man, Colt made them equal."
 
Killing someone is a scary thought and I'd only do it as a last resort, I guess. If an intruder enters my home, I'd either knock him out cold or tie him up and just wait for the police to arrive.
 
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