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Do you think people are too sensitive? Or that Superman isn't so super? Think cats aren't cute? The Beatles are overrated? Love pineapple on pizza? Maybe you just don't like chips rly. Even the best of us have some controversial opinions. Let people know what a monster you are.

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Murder is the only effective solution to some problems. It's usually called "assassination" or "execution" in those situations, but not always. It's still murder.

That's why there are exceptions to the laws against killing people; sometimes there's nothing else you can do. But you shouldn't pretty it up by calling it something else. You should acknowledge that in this case it was justified.

Self-deception is often the worst kind.

[Is that... a giant metal cat?? Sure looks like it! Well, Rose has seen some pretty strange things, so this isn't too far out there.]

You're speaking my language! Some laws are actually meant to help people, but there's plenty of gaps that let criminals and other unsavory types get away with crap they shouldn't. And when the authorities can't or won't protect the innocent, somebody has to even if it means dirtying their hands.

Not that it's good to pretend they aren't also technically in the wrong. Or worse, think they're doing some kind of divine work and above scrutiny.

And sometimes the criminals and other unsavoury types are like that for a reason. When a society sets things up so that there isn't any way for some people to get what they need unless they just take it...that's what they do. There are people who are criminals because they don't care what happens to other people, and there are people who are criminals because the laws are wrong. And there are rulers who shouldn't be rulers.

[[Yes indeed that is a giant metal cat. A giant metal cat revolutionary.]]

[Well, what the hell. She's dealt with vengeful invisible people before. An upstart metal kitty is no big deal!]

Exactly! Those who commit crimes simply to survive can hardly be blamed when they're barred from all other options. And like, is killing killers wrong? I can't think most folks would agree they should be let off simply because "murder is wrong." Nothing is ever so clear cut as that. Intentions are almost as important as actions themselves.

Killing killers can be wrong.

It doesn't bring back the dead person. And sometimes that dead person needed to die.

Whether or not you should 'let someone off' for doing a murder isn't really the question, for me. Somebody has to be the executioner. Do you think that won't disfigure their spark?

If you are going to decide that someone has to die, you might be right. I'm uncomfortable with asking someone else to carry it out, though. I don't think I could sentence someone to death unless I was willing to kill them myself.

There's always a third option. You don't have to let someone off, or kill them. You can set them to work cleaning up the messes that they and others have made.

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