Is All Murder Morally Wrong?
Is All Murder Morally Wrong?
By Lianna Nicole Santiago
PHI 2010
Murder is a touchy subject that can be very controversial depending on who the victim or victims are, and also who the predator is. Things like the relationship between a victim and predator, and the essential “reasons” behind the murder play a big part on whether or not all murder is ethical or unethical. The basic view of murder by most of the population, in any sense, is that it is morally wrong. Though there are circumstances such as revenge and suicide that bring up questions. One of the biggest mass murders in the history of time was known as the “Holocaust,” where Jews and other “lower class people” (as determined by the Nazis) were murdered for no other reason besides discrimination from the German Nazis, lead by Adolf Hitler. This is a classic example of the view most people would have on murder. Besides the Nazi regime, there were many other countries and people as a whole who without a doubt would consider the Holocaust unethical. This is my view as well. There were approximately 6 million Jews who were innocently murdered as a result of one person’s opinion, and a sorrowful group of followers who believed him. In this case of the Holocaust, now the question would be if it is morally correct to murder Adolf Hitler. This is the classic “eye for an eye” problem. If we are saying murder is wrong, does this mean that the killing of a murderer is wrong as well? Let us suppose that someone dear to us has passed away due to the actions of someone else. For example, you have a daughter who has been kidnapped and raped. Somehow she has found a way to escape and kills the man who victimized her. Is it then acceptable and moral that she has killed someone, because they have hurt her? If this is the case, than it would be moral to say that anyone who has been victimized or feels victimized by someone is correct in killing the victimizer. What shall be thought of a person who has
By Lianna Nicole Santiago
PHI 2010
Murder is a touchy subject that can be very controversial depending on who the victim or victims are, and also who the predator is. Things like the relationship between a victim and predator, and the essential “reasons” behind the murder play a big part on whether or not all murder is ethical or unethical. The basic view of murder by most of the population, in any sense, is that it is morally wrong. Though there are circumstances such as revenge and suicide that bring up questions. One of the biggest mass murders in the history of time was known as the “Holocaust,” where Jews and other “lower class people” (as determined by the Nazis) were murdered for no other reason besides discrimination from the German Nazis, lead by Adolf Hitler. This is a classic example of the view most people would have on murder. Besides the Nazi regime, there were many other countries and people as a whole who without a doubt would consider the Holocaust unethical. This is my view as well. There were approximately 6 million Jews who were innocently murdered as a result of one person’s opinion, and a sorrowful group of followers who believed him. In this case of the Holocaust, now the question would be if it is morally correct to murder Adolf Hitler. This is the classic “eye for an eye” problem. If we are saying murder is wrong, does this mean that the killing of a murderer is wrong as well? Let us suppose that someone dear to us has passed away due to the actions of someone else. For example, you have a daughter who has been kidnapped and raped. Somehow she has found a way to escape and kills the man who victimized her. Is it then acceptable and moral that she has killed someone, because they have hurt her? If this is the case, than it would be moral to say that anyone who has been victimized or feels victimized by someone is correct in killing the victimizer. What shall be thought of a person who has
Bibliography: * Chapter 2 power point by A, Pant. * United States Holocaust Memorial Museum http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143 * Fast Stats www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/ * Economic Policy Journal http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/12/how-people-are-murdered-in-united-states.html