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Permissibility of exercising lethal force

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  1. Worldview
    1. Axiology
      1. Moral/immoral (universal) ethics
        1. God’s moral law
          1. Contents of God’s moral law
            1. Loving people
              1. Life / taking life
                1. Taking human life
                  1. Permissibility of exercising lethal force
                    1. Our motives / desires in the taking of human life
                      1. Unethical motives / desires in the taking of human life
                        1. Killing out of hate
                        2. Killing out of selfish anger
                        3. Killing out of pride
                        4. Killing out of ______ [what others?]
                      2. Ethical motives / desires in the taking of human life
                        1. Killing out of love for someone in danger
                        2. Killing out of love for objective (not determined by me) justice
                        3. Killing out of ________
                    2. My agency of the taking of human life
                      1. Acting as an agent of the government in the taking of human life
                        1. Exercising lethal force as an external agent of the government (e.g. military)
                        2. Exercising lethal force as an internal agent of the government (e.g. law enforcement)
                      2. Acting not as an agent of the government in the taking of human life
                        1. Acting outside of accountability (checks and balances) in the taking of human life
                        2. Exercising lethal force under accountability (checks and balances) (albeit non-government) in the taking of human life
                    3. The actions of the person receiving the lethal force
                      1. Situation of jeopordy
                        1. Have demonstrated lethal or serious intent to harm
                        2. Have not demonstrated lethal or serious intent to harm
                      2. Opportunity of the person to harm you
                        1. Person has opportunity to harm you
                      3. Ability of the person to harm you
                        1. Person has ability to harm you
                  2. Benefit of exercising lethal force
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