“My thesis in this paper is that whatever conditions render it permissible to kill a fellow civilian in self-defense or defense of others also render it permissible to kill a democratic government agent, even an agent acting ex officio. So, for instance, if it is permissible to kill a private civilian who tries to lock you in his basement because he doesn’t want you to smoke pot, it will be permissible to kill a cop who tries to lock you up for smoking pot. If it is permissible to kill Cobra Commander when he tries to launch a nuclear weapon against Russia, it will be permissible to kill a general or president of a democratic country doing the same.”
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 16:11:25 +0000
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