Why is it evil to kill the prisoners?

[Left-handed Hummingbird]

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So for anyone in the Christian, Muslim, or Jewish world, you cannot possibly say slavery is evil unless you are willing to counter the word of God.

I appreciate the point you are trying to make in your post, but I really could do without the above statement. It really provokes me. Isn't discussing RL religion a "no-no"?

 

[Snoweel]

I'd rather be a slave than starve to death in the desert.

In fact, I'd rather be the slave of a wealthy and good-hearted person than free and destitute.

But let us not get into the merits of the Capitalist middle-class...

 

[green slime]

My take on killing prisoners and Evil has been stated most excellently above by Bob Aberton. I agree with him 100%.

As for slavery, there have ALWAYS been people who regarded it as evil, but, as often is the case, the rich, powerful, and influential people of those times NEEDED those slaves in order to maintain and increase their position, wealth and influence.

Sure, a slave might end up with a kind, good-hearted master, who lets them sleep on the kitchen floor by the stove, and only rapes them twice a year. Then again, most likely not.

So whether illegal or not, People of many previous cultures and places have been able to see the vileness of slavery, or it would still be legal everywhere.

 

[jasper]

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Many of these historical figures most likely were not good. Can you give a historical example of a person who was good who savagely killed prisoners?

Henry the 5 th. At Agincourt executed most of prisioners when he thought the French were going to regroup and attack.
His friends and foes agree it was an acceptable act but most cried about the lost ransoms.

 

[Luiz d'Artayn]

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Henry the 5 th. At Agincourt executed most of prisioners when he thought the French were going to regroup and attack.
His friends and foes agree it was an acceptable act but most cried about the lost ransoms.

Hmmm ... to be honest I would've considered Henry V* as LE anyway (even without taking into account that specific action).

* the actual Henry V that is, not the one depicted in Shakespeare's propaganda.