Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Palestinian Villages May Soon Go Dark: Israeli Government To Remove Solar Panels And Wind Turbines [View all]pelsar
(12,283 posts)you ask a foolish/innocent question..what are the chances of killing an innocent?.....that can never be answered. people move, bullets ricochet, some bullets wounds kill, some don't, guns are not always accurate. Hence there will be chance of you hitting an innocent, in which case you wont shoot to protect your own kids.
so this what i understand from you (correct me if i am wrong).
would not be able to live with myself if I had killed an innocent to save my kids or my wife or myself.
basically your so worried about being psychologically damaged or making a mistake you would rather your children die in front of your own eyes, then you do anything about it.
In my world thats "dereliction of duty, an immoral position. In my world, one has a duty to protect ones children, it may cost us our lives, or some psychological damage (as per your fear), or others, but if we have to power to protect them, we try...we don't watch somebody kill them if we have the option to try to stop them. (such a though give me shivers....)
I, on the other hand, would have a problem "living with myself" had i done nothing and watched them get killed
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as far as my question WWII, you didn't answer. are you having difficulty with that question?
The US armed forces declared war on Germany, when germany didn't attack US and the US killed many many civilians during the war. Are you saying the US should not have join the war?