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<blockquote data-quote="Mouseferatu" data-source="post: 576990" data-attributes="member: 1288">All right, try this.The reason some people consider killing in war as justifiable is because it's basically a question of self-defense.&nbsp; Sure, it's larger than &quot;him vs. me,&quot; but it still boils down to that in the end.&nbsp; The idea is, in essence, &quot;I may morally kill my enemy because he is dangerous to me.&quot;Once someone is disarmed and taken prisoner, they no longer pose a threat.&nbsp; Look at the self-defense argument.&nbsp; If some guy's coming at you with a knife, you can legally kill him in self-defense.&nbsp; If, however, you instead break his arm and knock him out, he no longer poses a threat--and you can no longer legally kill him.That's why some people feel that it's okay to kill the goblins when they're fighting back but not after they've surrendered.&nbsp; It's no longer justifiable, because they're no longer dangerous.Note that I'm not necessarily this is the only reason for feeling this way; I'm just pointing it out as one possibility.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mouseferatu, post: 576990, member: 1288"] All right, try this. The reason some people consider killing in war as justifiable is because it's basically a question of self-defense. Sure, it's larger than "him vs. me," but it still boils down to that in the end. The idea is, in essence, "I may morally kill my enemy because he is dangerous to me." Once someone is disarmed and taken prisoner, they no longer pose a threat. Look at the self-defense argument. If some guy's coming at you with a knife, you can legally kill him in self-defense. If, however, you instead break his arm and knock him out, he no longer poses a threat--and you can no longer legally kill him. That's why some people feel that it's okay to kill the goblins when they're fighting back but not after they've surrendered. It's no longer justifiable, because they're no longer dangerous. Note that I'm not necessarily this is the only reason for feeling this way; I'm just pointing it out as one possibility. [/QUOTE]

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