# Would you kill someone............ **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [January 28, 2003, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461 "2003-01-28T12:37:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![bayonet1976](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bayonet1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bayonet1976)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461/41 "2003-01-30T13:51:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Consuela Bobuela \* > \*\*Great! Where can I sign up? > šŸ˜› \*\* Sadly, or perhaps not, while it appears you have the morals of a dictator, hurra for you, you seem to lack the _drive_ to become a dictator. And as requirements go this last one seems to be somewhat of a must-have. Then again, it might turn out that you were just blowing smoke. In any case, congrat on the low moral standards, but youā€™re just gonna have to work harder if you truly want to become a dictator. ---
**Author:** ![Damascene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19adc/32.png) [@Damascene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damascene)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461/42 "2003-01-30T13:58:10Z")
I could only kill someone if it was a life-or-death self-defense situation. If my family or loved ones were in mortal danger, and the only wat to save them would be to kill their assailant rather than restrain him, then I wouldnā€™t really have much of a choice except to kill them. However, I would probably be in an agony of guilt and self-doubt later. I would always be searching my soul, afraid of finding even a speck of satisfaction or even pleasure in the act of killing. Iā€™d certainly never kill anyone for money, no matter what the price. Even if I could walk away scott-free, I guess Iā€™d just be too afraid of the consequences for my soul. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![krisolov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krisolov/32/3724_2.png) [@krisolov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krisolov)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461/43 "2003-01-30T14:54:42Z")
Kill someone without consequences? Yeah, sign me up. The $20 mil would be nice, but not neccessary. There are some EVIL people in the world, and having one less around would benefit everyone. And yes, I am willing to make that moral judgement. ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461/44 "2003-01-30T15:59:17Z")
So, itā€™s a financial transaction weā€™re talking about, then? Judging from the eagerness expressed here, I think this may be an unexploited market niche, **Yong Lee Fampee**. But youā€™re going about it all wrong; this is a _commodity_ youā€™ve got going. You donā€™t have to pay people to take it; hell, _charge 'em for it:_ > [@](#): > > Tired of petty tinpot dictators and megalomaniacal zealots making your world a scary place? Tired of those irritating people who believe and vote differently than you? Tired of having to share _your_ stuff? Well now, you _never hafta be tired again!_ Fampeeā€™s FreedomĀ®, the new wonder product of the age, lets you get rid of those unsightly and unwanted fellow humans, _absolutely free of legal consequences_! > > Yes, thatā€™s right; I said [echo effect]_Absolutely Free of Legal Consequences!!_[/echo] > > Whether you use a poison pill, fragmentation grenade, sniper rifle or plain old spike to the forehead, your victimā€™s demise will receive Guaranteed Sanction by all affected governments and agencies\*! > > You might expect to pay as much as [more echo]_one MILLION dollars_[/echo] for such a benifit, but our price is a low, low three hundred dollars. Yes, thatā€™s just _three hundred dollars_ and you can be rid of Your Choice of pesky individuals FOREVER\*! > > And not only are there No Legal Consequences, _GUARANTEED_\*, but youā€™ll also NEVER BE CAUGHT! > > _ **NOW HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY?!!** _ > > Well, for Fampeeā€™s FreedomĀ®, you _never_ pay more than _three hundred dollars!!_ > \*[sub]Protection from reprisals, retributions and revenge assassinations by others not covered by Fampee Enterprises. Offer void in Vermont. Legal arrangements may be redundant in Texas and Missouri.[/sub] Would those of you willing to take the money or ā€œdo it fer freeā€ pay for the privelege as well? Is that less or more ethically sound? I would neither give nor receive money for killing. But I _am_ a weak manā€¦ I might just kill to stop such a transaction. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461/45 "2003-01-30T16:07:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Iamthat \* > \*\*If you would kill for twenty million you are no different then someone who will do it for fifty bucks. > > ## Hired killers. > > \*\* Yes there is. One is a millionaire and the other is just a poor businessman. As to the OP, yes I would most certainly do it and probably for much less. I might even throw in a 2 for 1 special if I was feeling generous that day. There are a lot of people that I really and truly want dead and I would make it happen myself in a second if I knew that I wouldnā€™t get caught. One of my best friends from childhood executed someone and is now on death row in Louisiana. That just isnā€™t worth it donā€™t ya think. ---
**Author:** ![Gravity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gravity/32/14322_2.png) [@Gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gravity)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461/46 "2003-01-30T16:58:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by xenophon41 \* > \*\*\*Protection from reprisals, retributions and revenge assassinations by others not covered by Fampee Enterprises. Offer void in Vermont. \*\* Hey! I wanna get my kill on, too! Just kidding. I doubt that I would ever be offered such a thingā€¦but if I was, and it was not a messy death, I think that perhaps it could be a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![H8\_2\_W8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c77e96/32.png) [@H8\_2\_W8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H8_2_W8)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461/47 "2003-01-30T17:07:52Z")
Sure, as a college basketball fan - - - Iā€™d whack Dick Vitale I think. But, youā€™d have to give me a few weeks to come up with the $20MM. ---
**Author:** ![BURNER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@BURNER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BURNER)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461/48 "2003-01-30T17:12:08Z")
originaly by: **Anthracite** > [@](#): > > Who was it who said ā€œSome people ought to sit down, think about it, and be seriously concerned that the only reason they are still alive is that it is illegal to kill them.ā€? Iā€™m sure Iā€™ve heard it beforeā€¦ Truer words were never spoken. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461/49 "2003-01-30T18:18:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Iamthat \* > \*\*If you would kill for twenty million you are no different then someone who will do it for fifty bucks. > > Hired killers. > > \*\* This is a bit of a variation on the famous exchange attributed to Churchill: Churchill (to woman): Would you sleep with me for a million dollars? Woman: Yes. Churchill: How about five dollars? Woman (shocked): What kind of wman do you think I am? Churchill: Well we already determined that, now we are just haggling over the price. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461/50 "2003-01-30T18:25:49Z")
Hell yes! I think the question is how lo will you go? I would do it for a paltry million. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461/51 "2003-01-30T18:28:56Z")
_Low_ ---
**Author:** ![Kalashnikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@Kalashnikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalashnikov)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461/52 "2003-01-30T19:02:14Z")
Iā€™ll do it for nothing, as long as I get to pick the target. After all, I am already prepared to shoot a burgler etc. if it becomes necessary. There are certainly people out there who deserve it more than an ordinary criminal. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Montag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9d8465/32.png) [@Guy\_Montag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Montag)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461/53 "2003-01-31T02:24:58Z")
Iā€™d pick the Preside-- ::jackbooted thugs rush in and beat **Guy** to a pulp:: (Iā€™m kidding, Iā€™d never kill anyone) In an effort to turn this thread into a debate: Which is more wrong; Killing someone for money, or doing it for free? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461/54 "2003-01-31T03:04:10Z")
Who am I to kill a stranger? Actually, I made a mention to my brother last night that if someone attempted to rape or kill someone I loved, Iā€™d kill them without a second thought. So I suppose if you were to give me $20 million alsoā€¦ Sure, why the hell not? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kill-someone/151461.md?page=2)