3 ms·

That stat includes all shootings, not just murders

• jrmg 2y ago
  I think many would argue that all deaths by shootings are murder - even if it’s in self defense, and perhaps especially if society grants more power, in the form of immunity, to one ‘side’. I didn’t want to open that can of worms. Even the inclusive stat I cited is small enough to support the point I wanted to make.
  • Rebelgecko 2y ago
    Why?
    • jrmg 2y ago
      You’re asking me to defend a position I don’t entirely agree with now, which is always dangerous… I believe the argument is that deliberately killing another person is always wrong. It does’t matter if it’s in self defense - taking a life is such a morally abhorrent thing to do that it’s always indefensible. It’s always murder. Some who wouldn’t go that far would still argue that for police to do it - people who are in a position of power, and who should know there are risks associated with the job of protecting society - is indefensible even if it would not be for a regular person. Not my position - self defense if you know you’d otherwise die is, I think, morally justified. But I can see the argument.