Why is it Okay to Kill People At War

Why is it okay to kill People at War but not in the streets for more legitimate reasons, such as hunger, money to survive etc

And why is it a Sin to murder people everywhere except if you were at war?

This question can't be real. :| In war you are fighting other people who signed up to fight. Murding someone on the streets isn't even close to the same thing.

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This question can't be real. :|

Pirate700

I think its actually a pretty good question...Why do we do that?

Its been one aspect of human behavior that I can never seem to figure out. :?

This is one of the most ridiculous questions I've seen in the OT.GrandJury

The whole World is just hypocritical this way. Yes, killing people on the streets is not allowed and should not be allowed, but wars should not be allowed either and just be done away with.

[QUOTE="GrandJury"]This is one of the most ridiculous questions I've seen in the OT.Pirate700

This is not the caveman days here. Nobody is starving, there is no reason to kill somone for food.GmasterRED

:| We have millions of people on the planet starving or suffering from malnutrition..

You're generally fighting to protect your beliefs...or something alone those lines...they threaten you..you eliminate them before they can harm those you love..

[QUOTE="Pirate700"]

[QUOTE="GrandJury"]This is one of the most ridiculous questions I've seen in the OT.GrandJury

You're generally fighting to protect your beliefs...or something alone those lines...they threaten you..you eliminate them before they can harm those you love..

Xx_Hopeless_xX

Thats hardly how war has ever been waged historically.

Nobody is starving,GmasterRED

Why is it okay to kill People at War but not in the streets for more legitimate reasons, such as hunger, money to survive etc

And why is it a Sin to murder people everywhere except if you were at war?

cee1gee

You can't really murder if you're a legitimate soldier.

Different circumstances...

[QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"]

You're generally fighting to protect your beliefs...or something alone those lines...they threaten you..you eliminate them before they can harm those you love..

sSubZerOo

Thats hardly how war has ever been waged historically.

[QUOTE="GmasterRED"]This is not the caveman days here. Nobody is starving, there is no reason to kill somone for food.sSubZerOo

:| We have millions of people on the planet starving or suffering from malnutrition..

Because war is suppose to be fought for the greater good.

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

[QUOTE="GmasterRED"]This is not the caveman days here. Nobody is starving, there is no reason to kill somone for food.GmasterRED

:| We have millions of people on the planet starving or suffering from malnutrition..

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

[QUOTE="GmasterRED"]This is not the caveman days here. Nobody is starving, there is no reason to kill somone for food.GmasterRED

:| We have millions of people on the planet starving or suffering from malnutrition..

Because one is perceived as a collective necessity, the other might be an individual necessity, and in the end the collective needs go above individual needs.

I have no idea if that made any sense.

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

[QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"]

You're generally fighting to protect your beliefs...or something alone those lines...they threaten you..you eliminate them before they can harm those you love..

Xx_Hopeless_xX

Thats hardly how war has ever been waged historically.

It was mainly the elites of the south who duped the non slave owners into a war predomnately about slavery.. It was hardly defending its beliefs, because they were the ones that made the secession from the US from unfounded fears..

Revolutionary War - Defending Beliefs..

They weren't defending their beliefs.. They were sick of tired of payng taxes and quartering troops from a country that hardly ever gave the services they were suppose to have in things like security and the like.

It's not ok. But people have gotten it into their heads over thousdands of years that it is. I mean it is certainly less bad than killing someone in the street who is helpless or any other type of "murder" but killing is killing imo. They're all bad.

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

:| We have millions of people on the planet starving or suffering from malnutrition..

GmasterRED

America has plenty of starving/homeless people..

Because one is perceived as a collective necessity, the other might be an individual necessity, and in the end the collective needs go above individual needs.

I have no idea if that made any sense.

SgtKevali

Either you kill for money or you kill pro bono, but even soldiers don't work for free.

It isnt. People just get numb to it.

War is different. It's an armed conflict which tends to mean kill or be killed. And it can ultimately save many lives. Also I don't find hunger nor money to be a legitimate reason to kill.LJS9502_basic

It can be if you're in the right situation.

It's not okay. I think there are rules of engagment and stuff. Say a soldier from the opposing side raises his hands in surrender, you cannot kill him in the rules of war.

But heh....usually wars happen and are conducted so the other side never does the bad thing they are doing again.

Killing someone because your hungry doesn't make sense.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]War is different. It's an armed conflict which tends to mean kill or be killed. And it can ultimately save many lives. Also I don't find hunger nor money to be a legitimate reason to kill.THE_DRUGGIE

It can be if you're in the right situation.

Yep.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]War is different. It's an armed conflict which tends to mean kill or be killed. And it can ultimately save many lives. Also I don't find hunger nor money to be a legitimate reason to kill.THE_DRUGGIE

It can be if you're in the right situation.

War - A part of our heritage

:P

It's not okay. I think there are rules of engagment and stuff. Say a soldier from the opposing side raises his hands in surrender, you cannot kill him in the rules of war.

But heh....usually wars happen and are conducted so the other side never does the bad thing they are doing again.

Killing someone because your hungry doesn't make sense.

outworld222

It would if you were in one of the more unstable African nations.

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]War is different. It's an armed conflict which tends to mean kill or be killed. And it can ultimately save many lives. Also I don't find hunger nor money to be a legitimate reason to kill.LJS9502_basic

It can be if you're in the right situation.

A lot of wars are based on greed. It's just not individual greed.

Are you two serious? Put down the hype tv and learn to reality. There are NO starving people in America. Zero. Zit. Nada. People who are too poor have food stamps.

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The quote thing messed up, but I was talking to GrandJuryandOreoMilkshake

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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]War is different. It's an armed conflict which tends to mean kill or be killed. And it can ultimately save many lives. Also I don't find hunger nor money to be a legitimate reason to kill.LJS9502_basic

It can be if you're in the right situation.

To be frank from a historical perspective, thats what all war is about.. For greed and power..

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]War is different. It's an armed conflict which tends to mean kill or be killed. And it can ultimately save many lives. Also I don't find hunger nor money to be a legitimate reason to kill.LJS9502_basic

It can be if you're in the right situation.

Besides, when you have no other useful skill to contribute to society, what are your other options, and are they really any safer?

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

It can be if you're in the right situation.

SgtKevali

A lot of wars are based on greed. It's just not individual greed.

[QUOTE="outworld222"]

It's not okay. I think there are rules of engagment and stuff. Say a soldier from the opposing side raises his hands in surrender, you cannot kill him in the rules of war.

But heh....usually wars happen and are conducted so the other side never does the bad thing they are doing again.

Killing someone because your hungry doesn't make sense.

sSubZerOo

It would if you were in one of the more unstable African nations.

[QUOTE="Xx_Hopeless_xX"]

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

Thats hardly how war has ever been waged historically.

sSubZerOo

It was mainly the elites of the south who duped the non slave owners into a war predomnately about slavery.. It was hardly defending its beliefs, because they were the ones that made the secession from the US from unfounded fears..

Revolutionary War - Defending Beliefs..

They weren't defending their beliefs.. They were sick of tired of payng taxes and quartering troops from a country that hardly ever gave the services they were suppose to have in things like security and the like.