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lord-squiggletits · 24 days ago

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"How come Orion was okay with Bee cutting people in half but not Megatron killing Sentinel"

Well you see there's a difference between killing someone in combat when they're actively trying to kill you back (self-defense) versus killing someone who's been physically disabled, can no longer fight, and is actively surrendering and trying to run away, hope that helps

#squiggposting #i mean the moral argument is basically that killing a surrendering enemy is not very cash money in general terms #but honestly to draw a real life comparison. ive studied use of force/lethal force laws bc i own a gun #and of course this is just a US standard that varies by state and ppl have lots of feelings about what's 'justified'#but even in one of the most gun supporting states (texas) you need to like. justify your use of lethal force #the legal terms/situations dont really apply to the situation in TF1 bc it's like. civil war vs civilian/civilian crime #but one of the legal contingencies to justify using lethal force in self defense is basically that there has to actually be danger #and even if someone objectively attacked you first. if you attack them back and disable them to the point they're crawling on the ground #most courts of law would not find it acceptable for you to pull out a gun and kill them (use of deadly force)#bc even tho you can argue 'they attacked me first' you cant argue that you were actually in danger at the time you chose to kill them #so like. legally speaking even in cases of self defense in the most pro gun pro self defense states in a pro gun country #if you use deadly force on someone who can't fight back against you and is no longer trying to attack you at the time you use it #you're probably gonna be slapped with charges. and if you dont get prosecuted criminally you certainly will be civilly #anyways. TLDR killing surrendering enemies is generally considered not very cash money even if they attacked you first

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