☿ // 006; [anonymous text]

[fionnuisce]

A few questions for you.

If someone's existence or action is so reprehensible as to require a form of vengeance, is it then 'right' to act against them? Does one evil act justify another?

Furthermore, does any act justify murder in the name of what's 'right'? (Assume our example is in a place where death actually has normal consequences.)

Comments

[perma-text]

[bloodyashes]

Yes. If there's some revenge in their desires... It's understandable. But it's different from doing it purely out of one's own desires.

Ideally, you get someone impartial to judge, if you can't be impartial yourself.

[fionnuisce]

Finding someone impartial over matters so severe death is involved somewhere? I think that's a little unlikely.

[bloodyashes]

You'd be surprised. There's a decent number of people who can set their own emotions aside, they just take some finding.

[fionnuisce]

I can't say I've ever known anyone like that myself.

[bloodyashes]

I'd recommend one, but he's not here.

[Alas, Waver and Jade might get along too well, anyway. Not that Asch knows who he's talking to.]

I don't know if I'm qualified, myself.

[fionnuisce]

[asch they can never meet the consequences would be horrific.]

Despite my best efforts, I know for a fact that I'm not.

[bloodyashes]

[The consequences would be glorious science snark what are you talking about.]

I think I gave up my right to judge a long time ago. It just took me a while to realize it.

[fionnuisce]

[nightmare magic science]

I think I've done the same, myself.