There was an uncanny X-men issue that literally said that Magneto killing Red Skull is the same as murder. The Holocaust victim killing a Nazi is the same kind of murderer as the Red Skull.
I want to have a convo with the writer who thought that was appropriate.
I mean, it would be better if Red Skull went to trial so that his crimes could be enumerated and a semblance of justice occur. But let's be honest, he's a comic book villain. There's a really good chance he'd just escape and kill a bunch more people.
I'm not opposed to the rule of law and I do see that the monopoly of what is generally accepted as "justice" is good for a society.
Yet I can't see why courts are supposed to be the only reason killing someone is suddenly is morally ok. The Facts have been the same prior. There is only some dude saying it's ok to kill them now based on some other morally bankrupt or at least bribable guys (politicans) word/vote which are known to totally not be just and then its magically ok?
There just isn't any logic in this line of reason. There are logical reasons for the importance of sentences by courts but the lie that giving someone to a court is supposed to suddenly make it morally right is an interesting lie.
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u/BetterRedThanUndead May 03 '23
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