Is revenge right? If someone killed your loved one.......?

Question

and u had the chance to kill the person who did this terrible act to your loved one, would u do it?

Answer 1

I think that revenge, though satisfying for a moment, would inevitably ruin you.

Revenge is the easy way, the succumbing to temptation. But does compassion not show a higher character of person, someone who can feel beyond most others? Any body could give into revenge, but does it not take a strong person to resist it and forgive?

And after you had that moment of pleasure, hurting the one that hurt you, would you not stop and wonder what comes next? The need for revenge would burn at you day and night and when you have your revenge what does that leave? A hole where that fire used to burn.

I'll leave with one of my favorite quotes, that pertains to this I think:
"An eye for and eye leaves the world blind."

-MrC

Answer 2

Revenge is pointless. It's called 'getting back' at someone, but do you really get anything back? Whatever it is you have lost isn't likely to magically return. All you've done is made the world an even more unfortunate place.

Justice, on the other hand, is FAR from pointless. If it were just to kill a particular murderer, then I see no problem with it. But justice is never so easy as 'you did this, so now you pay'... you have to find out WHY these acts were performed, what their outcomes were. Larger implications. It is all but impossible to determine at times. That is why it seems such a fleeting goal, even though it is a much more desirable one.

If the murderer was performing an act of justice by killing my loved one, then I would do my best to thank him. It would not be easy, but it would be the right thing to do. What would be the point of keeping a love who causes injustice? It is only a scale waiting to be balanced.

Answer 3

Revenge is an never ending cycle of violence. The first person is killed. In revenge, the offender is killed. That person killed also has loved ones who will want revenge. Then revenge is sought against you who was only seeking revenge. On and on, the cycle continues until feuds and wars.

At some point, we have to make the decision if we will acts as others do, or act consistent with what our beliefs are. If you believe that killing is wrong, then killing is wrong in all cases. When you begin to make exceptions, then you start a cycle that has the world in its current situation.

Religion deals with revenge in one way. Society constructed justice to alleviate the revenge cycle by having laws and punishments. When individuals and communities join in, we have vigilante justice.

Answer 4

I could never ever ever bring myself to kill anyone. I can barely even engage in water balloon fights, I'm such a passive person. Revenge to me is the most pointless and immature thing a person can do. It's exactly like that Ghandi quote: "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."

Revenge gets you no where. The only thing it creates is more anger, brutal attacks, and murders. What ever happened to forgiveness? What ever happened to being nice to other people? Didn't anyone watch Sesame Street when they were younger?

No matter what happens, I could never kill anyone. Maybe it's because I'm selfish and wouldn't be able to deal with the guilt, or maybe it's because I'm genuinely nice. I'm not sure, but either way I will never intentionally kill anyone, no matter what the circumstances are. I would rather die first.

Answer 5

This question is probably the most resonant example of why morality is relative (no pun intended). Few people would have the kind of conscience that would bring genuine revulsion at contemplating the death of the murderer of, say, their own child. I would do it, if it had no consequences beyond living with myself after. The reason revenge killing is "wrong" has nothing to do with morality; it has to do with logic. As they say, 'an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind' - if one revenge killing is okay, where do they stop being okay? Killing must always be counted as wrong, if humane civilization is to exist. Whether it feels right to an individual is irrelevant.

Answer 6

As much revenge in my heart as I would feel, I wouldn't kill them. It doesn't bring back your loved one, even if it exacts revenge on them. Besides, do you think your loved one would really want blood on your hands and to have your life destroyed all for the sake of revenge? I know I wouldn't. Not only that, but instead you could let that person live out their days in jail, after all, death isn't as worse as prison could be.(unless you want to get into religion, but let's stay off that topic, it doesn't exactly attract the best reactions) My only advice is that if you think of seriously doing something like this, take into mind what options you will have after the death, it would make you no better than the killer.

Answer 7

No because you ruin your life and your future over someone who is dead and can't help you in this current life.

The best thing to do is to live your life as a mission to continue his life though you. To do good to those that hate you, that is be positive, and healthy and caring and sharing is better as a memory of him that reflects the love you two shared. In time someone else may help you and become special. Only this time you can share a physical relationship with him.

That would be my suggestion.

Answer 8

Nah. What if that killer had a loved one? Wouldn't we be considered a killer ourselves?

Revenge can be sweet, but I mean, it's still not the right thing to do. It's very sweet if you were to avenge your loved one, but I mean, to kill them back isn't going to happen, because it's going to one hell of a bloody feud if loved ones were to kill each other for their own loved ones.

Answer 9

After you kill the person, will the person loved one come and kill you? No ending....

Answer 10

I would not care if it was considered right or wrong: if someone killed someone I loved I would kill them and their loved ones - no problem at all.