(hope this is the right forum)
If you had a home like mine, many of you were taught that the weakest thing that a man could possibly do would be to hit or instigate violence against a woman.
I imagine -- whether there were an actually ethical problem or not -- that this could create a subconscious hesitance in pulling the trigger.
In myself, I already wonder if, when faced with the actual prospect of ending a human life, I would do so if necessary... I like to think I would, but until I'm faced with the situation, I can never be sure.
And introduce that subconscious reluctance -- my mother screaming into my mind, if you will... what happens? Even a moment's pause could be fatal...
If a woman were posing an imminent threat of bodily harm to your or innocents around you, what would you do? What should you do?
Thoughts?
If you had a home like mine, many of you were taught that the weakest thing that a man could possibly do would be to hit or instigate violence against a woman.
I imagine -- whether there were an actually ethical problem or not -- that this could create a subconscious hesitance in pulling the trigger.
In myself, I already wonder if, when faced with the actual prospect of ending a human life, I would do so if necessary... I like to think I would, but until I'm faced with the situation, I can never be sure.
And introduce that subconscious reluctance -- my mother screaming into my mind, if you will... what happens? Even a moment's pause could be fatal...
If a woman were posing an imminent threat of bodily harm to your or innocents around you, what would you do? What should you do?
Thoughts?