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Originally Posted by Flashpoint
Is it wrong to take a human life? Absolutely not. We do it all the time. It is an unfortunate and inevitable outcome of our western society. If you own an SUV and are gassing it up you are doing it. If you shop at Walmart, you are doing it. You think those prices are low because executives are taking a pay cut? Try Chinese slave labour. Worried about oil prices? Imagine if the US hadn't invaded 2 countries.
It is ok to kill innocents to fight "terror"? Bombs miss their targets all the time. But it is not ok to kill an innocent to allow 2 people to stay in college and finish their degrees? Or to prevent an unwanted child from entering the world, taxing our social programs, and possibly winding up being a violent criminal? Again, not that all unwanted kids end up this way, just a greater number than normal?
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Wow, what a flawed argument. You can't justify doing something wrong by saying society does wrong stuff all the time. Yes, there are a lot of horrible, horrible things going on in the world. People are getting killed and exploited all over the place. All those things you talked about should be stopped. Here is a first step, why are you against it? It may not be as big as abolishing sweat shops or creating world peace but its easier to complete, the change can happen quickly and its happening right in our own back yard. It won't stop people taking innocent lives but its a first step.
Using the logic you have in your argument, I should be allowed to come over to your house, kill you and take all your stuff. Sure its wrong but the American government is doing it on a much larger scale so.... worry about them before you worry about what I'm doing.