There isn't much of anything in its favor, when the law kills the innocent.

If I may pose a question, Paul, since we're on the subject of "killing": If given a situation where you had to kill someone (use deadly force) to stop him from killing you or a loved one, would you kill that person? I'm not talking guns or warfare here, but simply creating a hypothetical situation in which a violent man busts down your door and grabs your loved one, with the intention of doing her serious harm, and there's no time for negotiating the behavior or talking him down, would you use deadly force to stop him? And if killing him were the only way to stop him, would you do it?

I have no doubt in my mind that I am capable of homicide, in this situation. I would use deadly force if this were to happen in my home, especially if it were one of my children threatened. I wouldn't want to merely clock his head to knock him out. I'd want to make sure that fellow was not going to get up again and try to harm my loved one.

I'm not making a comparison here to capital punishment, or Nazi Germany, or America's penal system. I'm simply asking if you could kill someone, in this particular situation.

If you choose not to answer, I'll understand. ;) ♥