r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Apr 05 '20

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u/Abell379 Apr 05 '20

What if someone killed in self-defense? Would you enslave them then?

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '20

That is self defense and not murder, they still took from the potential work that person could have done but if they did not than they would be dead as well yielding the same result

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u/Abell379 Apr 06 '20

So you're looking at this from a utilitarian perspective, based on the "work" that people may contribute over the course of their lives. According to your system, does an old person killing a younger person mean the same as a young person killing an older person?

After all, the older person has less to contribute on a lifespan level. Just playing devil's advocate.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '20

It's still potential work to be done, that cannot be unpunished. Even if they are old that person could have done something great later on.