There are no real problems in life, no reason to be stressed at all.
Whenever you feel there is a problem:
1. If there is a solution, then no reason to stress about the problem. In time, you will apply the solution.
2. If there is no solution, then you can't do anything about it, so stop stressing about it.
It's all a question of what attitude you have towards life in general. You can see it as a fight, or you can just glide through it. Remember you can only try your best. The outcome of your actions will always be totally out of your control.
Ok, I think this discussion is going nowhere.
Obviously, money and personal safety are more important to you than life. I prefer believing in a safe society as a whole, in the rehabilitation of individuals and in humans making errors and forgiving them for doing so. The most precious thing for me in life is... life. Remember, things are never exactly what they seem to be... don't shoot.
Farewell friend,
Philippe
What if that presumably dangerous "criminal" was your own son ? what if you knew he was delinquent but couldn't stop him ? would you say the same thing ?
I totally agree with self-defense. However, there are certain rules to self-defense. You can't just shoot an unarmed man in the back while he's running away from your house with your stereo. That just doesn't qualify as self-defense. You could be accused of murder.
I agree that killing them assures you they won't remain criminals. Just where do you stop with this logic ? Who decides what's a crime and what isn't ? What crime is "bad" enough to merit the death penalty ? Is jaywalking eligible ? Is stealing a loaf of bread eligible ? if not, is stealing 200 000$ eligible ? what's the threshold amount ?...
And more, who decides ? The angry citizen woken up at night, who's pissed and has a gun in his hand ? I just can't see this as right.
I really think no object(s) a human could steal from someone's house could amount to the value of the life of that human. It's that simple. Oh, and by the way, I believe that stealing as a teenager doesn't necessarily mean you'll screw up your life. I've seen though kids become real decent tax-payers. I really don't think killing them would have done any good. Or are you so excellent as to be able to predict the future ?
I find myself quite lucky to live in a country like Canada, where crazed citizens with guns don't think they have a legal right to take my life if I rob them. And hey, I'm not talking about self-defense here, but an actual guy who has the right to shoot me up the back when if I steal a loaf of bread from him. Kinda extreme, ain't it ?
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There are no real problems in life, no reason to be stressed at all.
Whenever you feel there is a problem:
1. If there is a solution, then no reason to stress about the problem. In time, you will apply the solution.
2. If there is no solution, then you can't do anything about it, so stop stressing about it.
It's all a question of what attitude you have towards life in general. You can see it as a fight, or you can just glide through it. Remember you can only try your best. The outcome of your actions will always be totally out of your control.
Ok, I think this discussion is going nowhere. Obviously, money and personal safety are more important to you than life. I prefer believing in a safe society as a whole, in the rehabilitation of individuals and in humans making errors and forgiving them for doing so. The most precious thing for me in life is... life. Remember, things are never exactly what they seem to be... don't shoot. Farewell friend, Philippe
What if that presumably dangerous "criminal" was your own son ? what if you knew he was delinquent but couldn't stop him ? would you say the same thing ?
I totally agree with self-defense. However, there are certain rules to self-defense. You can't just shoot an unarmed man in the back while he's running away from your house with your stereo. That just doesn't qualify as self-defense. You could be accused of murder.
I agree that killing them assures you they won't remain criminals. Just where do you stop with this logic ? Who decides what's a crime and what isn't ? What crime is "bad" enough to merit the death penalty ? Is jaywalking eligible ? Is stealing a loaf of bread eligible ? if not, is stealing 200 000$ eligible ? what's the threshold amount ? ...
And more, who decides ? The angry citizen woken up at night, who's pissed and has a gun in his hand ? I just can't see this as right.
I really think no object(s) a human could steal from someone's house could amount to the value of the life of that human. It's that simple. Oh, and by the way, I believe that stealing as a teenager doesn't necessarily mean you'll screw up your life. I've seen though kids become real decent tax-payers. I really don't think killing them would have done any good. Or are you so excellent as to be able to predict the future ?
I find myself quite lucky to live in a country like Canada, where crazed citizens with guns don't think they have a legal right to take my life if I rob them. And hey, I'm not talking about self-defense here, but an actual guy who has the right to shoot me up the back when if I steal a loaf of bread from him. Kinda extreme, ain't it ?