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CW: ABUSE Is it ethical to hire a hitman to murder an abuser if you do not feel safe calling the police because of retaliation? (lemmy.world)
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THIS IS HYPOTHETICAL. This is NOT based on reality.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I feel like, as a philosophical question, we should refine it more.

Are you trying to get at "Can premeditated murder ever be ethical?"

Or "Is it ethical to take the law into your own hands, because you don't trust law enforcement?"