Here's a hypothetical you'll ignore. Suppose on the other
Posted on: May 23, 2021 at 11:05:55 CT
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side of the creek in your rural county, a gang took up residence and was assaulting, raping, robbing and car jacking members of your family.
You have tried to reason with them, but they want you and your family dead.
You have the ability to launch mortars and kill every one in the gang and ensure your safety for the foreseeable future.
The gang has some adorable infants and toddlers in the homes as well. Launching mortars and killing the gang members means the certain death of the adorable little children.
The gang steps up its assaults on you and your family. There are many times more of them than there are of you. But they are really stupid and you can defeat them militarily, quite easily.
But you cannot keep playing defense, eventually they will kill you all.
Maybe today.
You have infants and toddlers in you homes as well but they are not nearly as adorable as the gang's infants and toddlers.
You have exhausted all other choice and are left with these:
1. Do nothing militarily or offensively and watch more of your family get killed until your ultimate total destruction. Or
2. Launch an attack to destroy the gang, knowing that you would be killing some adorable infants and toddlers.
Whose infants and toddlers will you protect?