Mercy Killing

After all, is it so awful to replace a lack of skill with discipline, with perseverance, with raw power? More admirable, sure, but is it the same? No. Of course not. If that was true anyone who showed the least bit of effort would get everything they ever wanted. Perseverance is enormously important, but so is succeeding.

Annual legality debates in English class. Ugh.

Which are justifiable? (The ones I said yes to are bolded, but remember to read my disclaimer below)

1. Capital Punishment
2. Abortion
3. Revenge for murder of a family member
4. Mercy killing
5. War
6. Treason
7. Human experimentation to find cures
8. Eliminating a harmful person in society
9. Killing an intruder in one's home
10. Eliminating an unproductive member of society

 I try to force every fiber of my being into justification of abortion when I think all murder is evil. What about war? And mercy killing? Can murder be necessary but still damnable? That's just unfair. At the end, I'm just left confused and poorly graded for lack of participation. I try to blame others but I know it's my fault. If given all the time on the planet, I would not be able to organize my thoughts on this subject in a succinct yet coherent if-then statement.

All I'm left with is a disclaimer:

"All of this DEPENDS and I'm only answering because I'm being forced." bratty. and evasive.

Also my "Murder is justifiable when..." statement goes a little something like this. Notice how it doesn't even start with "Murder is justifiable when...":

"Any instance of killing and its justification (or lack thereof) depend on the situation AND ONLY this situation (cannot be influenced by past situations, however similar) and must be decided by all and only those involved."

Why can't I get off this fence? Hopefully I'll be able to make up my own mind before I die. Or before I decide to murder someone.

I'm waiting for this to happen to the world.