Thread: Would You Accept a Murderer?

Originally Posted by grasshoppa

We seems to praise soldiers. They are murderers. Same with politicians, although its more indirect.

Only when we think what they did was for the greater good. Sometimes not fighting would result in a whole lot more death than fighting. What if Hitler had been ignored?

Originally Posted by Luanne

It's good that murder is considered 'bad'. But the word 'evil' and the often religious, excessive meaning behind it, has the complete opposite effect than what you're saying. And I'm not just talking about murders. Because it is 'evil' there is no point in providing help and education. Because it is 'evil' our anger toward the 'evil person' grows and all we think about is revenge. Because it is 'evil' we don't want any good to that person, cause they don't deserve it! It's excessive, it is wrong and it puts, like you said, a bad stigma. But it seems we have different views on what that particular bad stigma does.

I don't want unjustifiable killers to have help and education. I want them dead or at least miserable. They alienated my support by doing what they did.