To Kill or Not to Kill

[Adept]

Could you please quote the psychology studies that brought you to this assumption?

It's from many years spent with veterans of different wars, veteran police officers, and working in the healthcare system. I've talked to people who have made the decision to take lives. I've seen what it does to them. Only the naive feel they can do that without it affecting their life.

 

[Zujitsuka]

I'd gather that your measurement of time is a little off due to the adrenaline dump / battle-stress because 5-6 minutes of fighting in a streetfight/attack is a heck of a looooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggg time.

Anyway, we should not try to justify a reason to kill, because a judge and jury may feel otherwise. We just have to prepare for the worst, and hope for the best. Laws vary from state to state, but in NYC, you have a duty to escape. If your state of mind is to kill, you may be subject to a murder charge rather than a manslaughter charge (justified by self-defense).