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1. btilly+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-01-14 06:39:23
This is a failure to think, disguised as moral judgment.

If a police sniper shoots a mass shooter in the middle of their mass shooting, that's a hero. Not a villain.

replies(2): >>kelnos+2k >>HWR_14+JG
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2. kelnos+2k[view] [source] 2026-01-14 10:08:50
>>btilly+(OP)
To be fair, though, some moral frameworks (not mine) proscribe that any killing is bad, even to save oneself or others.

I don't mean this as a "gotcha", but as a reminder that morality is a human invention, and different humans will take different moral stances on things.

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3. HWR_14+JG[view] [source] 2026-01-14 13:16:52
>>btilly+(OP)
There is a clear difference between "I had to kill someone to save 50 lives" and "I saved 50 lives, so I'm allowed to murder one person as payment"
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