Would you shoot out three people's knee caps to save a loved one's life?

[Velocity]

The views of some Dopers span the spectrum of what they’d do in a situation:

@Skald_the_Rhymer

I will murder any other than my wife, stepdaughter, favorite niece, and baby sister if such is necessary to save my kids’ lives.

Merely crippling somebody? Please.

@handsomeharry

Are you kidding? I’d desolate an entire nation to save a loved one. In the most painful way imaginable.

As opposed to:

@MrDibble

Want to bet?No. I would die rather than torture someone. I would see you die. I would see my wife die. I would see my kids die. I would see the whole of humanity burn, before I torture someone. So where does that leave your argument now?