Killing Innocents Debate

The cluster focuses on moral debates about justifying the killing or murder of innocent people, often in contexts like war, the greater good, or self-defense, with strong opposition to such actions.

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Sample Comments

DeIlliad Dec 12, 2023 View on HN

Killing them is not extreme enough?

gundamdoubleO Mar 14, 2023 View on HN

I'm sure you can come up with something that doesn't involve murdering innocent people

dleibovic Dec 29, 2013 View on HN

To me, that is a perverse thought. I cannot justify the killing of innocents today to make the world a better place tomorrow.

metafunctor Dec 9, 2016 View on HN

Ah, the greater good! It's always good to kill people if it's for the greater good.

zaidf Apr 27, 2010 View on HN

Absolutely - I don't think any of this justifies a killing.

afroboy Oct 8, 2018 View on HN

So it's ok to kill other people but not yours?

cwillu Dec 31, 2022 View on HN

“some people think somebody being like that gives them a free ride to kill/torture them” is exactly why it matters.

usrnm Nov 16, 2025 View on HN

"Killing people I don't like is ok" is not a very nice line of thinking

bouncycastle Aug 17, 2021 View on HN

Wait, you're suggesting we should murder people? If so, I'm out.

gadders May 25, 2023 View on HN

I don't think it's contingent on them killing someone else.