Ok.. Horrific Crime, you've heard all the details, person is sentenced to death and your ask to pull the switch...Could you do it?
2006-07-06 08:23:35 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes! I always wanted a job that I liked.
2006-07-06 08:27:54 · answer #1 · answered by sumrtanman 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd rather fit the noose around the neck and pull the lever. Or put the gun to the back of his head and pull the trigger.
Perhaps it's my Italian heritage, but I feel that if you're going to kill someone, it is much better doing it up close and personal.
Any openings for executioner / torturer? I have a steady hand and a good imagination. The things I could do with a propane torch and a power sander...
2006-07-06 15:36:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I could not pull the switch. I think that should be left up to the person who condemned the person to death. Yes, I know a lot of people say hey they deserve to die but it is not our responsibility to condemn that person to death. Think about it, if you pull the switch to kill this person>>r u any better than the person who killed someone?<<
2006-07-06 17:19:28 · answer #3 · answered by ~Sheila~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the person and the crime. Some one like Charles Manson yes, I could actually flick the switch just to torture him a little. however someone I did not know was guilty, I couldn't do it.
2006-07-06 15:30:31 · answer #4 · answered by Bill S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I could, if I were absolutely sure that the person was guilty, and the crime was one which was so horrific that society needed to be protected from this person.
2006-07-06 15:32:30 · answer #5 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I definitely would be able to pull the switch.
2006-07-06 15:27:15 · answer #6 · answered by Goblin g 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the crime? Child molestation, murder, theft, treason...? I would find it much easier if I knew the victim of molestation, abduction, murder, etc. I would have a hard time no matter what, but I think I could do it because I know it would be right.
2006-07-06 15:27:34 · answer #7 · answered by ~S~ is for Stephanie! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No problem-I could put the switch, or the lever for a hanging!
2006-07-06 15:26:13 · answer #8 · answered by Martin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if I really believed that, that person did it and deserved this punishment. Just for the heck of it, no way.
2006-07-06 15:27:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-07-06 15:27:27 · answer #10 · answered by C B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋