Could you kill someone for a Million Dollars?

[eyez0nme]

Let's bet honest here--would you kill someone for a million dollars? How about a billion?

What would you do for a billion dollars? Come up with the sickest thing. What would be your limit?

[Myrsilus]

... Maybe. I'll just leave it at that for now.

[Kamigaro]

Depends. Could I be sure that I'd get away with it? If so, I'd definitely do it.

[Praetorian]

Depends on who it is. If it were this crazy show called "Shoot Osama Bin Laden/Hitler/Himmler/Stalin/Nero/Commodus/ On Live TV And Win A Prize!!"...

Yeah, might aswell. If I don't do it somebody else would. Besides, these are people that brutally killed innocent people and didn't think twice about it.

[Omega]

A milion dollars?... Damn yes... I'd do it for a whole lot less... Depending on who it is of course... But if it was somebody I didn't know and didn't have any contact with what so ever.... Sorry kid.. but I'd take the money..

Omega

[himurra]

Hmm. Thinking about it, I don't beleive I could kill anyone for any amount of money. As for what I WOULD do for a million/billion dollars...Mostly anything as long as it doesn't adversely harm anyone...Well...Harm them seriously at leased... >.>

[Benaire]

No Killing anyone for money doesnt sit well with me. Even Hitler unless if he was threatening me...

[Wiss]

Are we talking press a button and some unknown individual someplace dies, a bullet from a fair distance or up close with a blade?

Secondly are these random people or are we using the Texas homicide defense of "He needed killin'".

I could see taking out Hitler, Stalin, Genghis Khan, or other mass killers as something justifiable for that amount of money. Not sure about close up, would depend on the first time and the raw emotions, don't know about casually butchering someone with a blade there would have to be something to overcome the inherent civility beaten into us in our youth.

Then again you never know how guilt will affect you either but for those genocidal maniacs I don't think I'd lose much sleep.

This question kinds of ties into the old hypothetical question of if you could cure all the world's illnesses, end hunger, clean the environment and generally make the world a paradise but the price was the death of an innocent child would you do it?

[Cool Bones]

i don't mind if the person is evil
like a serial killer or a rapist

[ruaidhri]

My question is: Why is this even being discussed? Personally, I don’t believe any amount of money justifies murder. If you believe otherwise then, perhaps, you should reexamine the principles by which you live your own lives.

I don’t believe it should make a difference who you kill for money. They key to the question is the money, not the subject of the action. If you’re willing to kill a Hitler or an Osama Bin Ladin then why should you not be willing to kill some poor innocent civilian that has done no harm to you or anyone? After all, if the money’s right then isn’t the act justified? Or, is it ever justified?

[denjin]

I'm with Ruaidhri on this one. I don't condone murder of any kind, and don't believe in that 'eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth' crap.

[Zonehunter1]

I'm in full agreement.
Even if it was the biggest evil on earth, wouldn't it be better if they faced a trial than have them die without answering for thier crimes?

[Praetorian]

After talking to Kos for a bit I actually hoped this discussion would derail to a discussion if "the end justifies the means".

Is it worth to kill a child if ten children could be saved? How about a hundred?

If you could travel back in time to kill Hitler as a small child, would you?

Would like to hear peoples opinions on these disturbing - but rather enlightning - questions.

[Wiss]

I think the difference most us are applying here is the view of punishment vs premeditated murder for money.

The punishment view is where we see everyone adding qualifiers (myself included) where the person meets what we deem as evil. In my case the people I used as examples where individuals proven without a doubt as having caused incalcuable harm to individuals, culture and civilization and as such would deserve what was being done to them. Now as for premeditated murder of an innocent I would not perform such an act.

As the question is vague it should be restated to something similar to the following:

Would you kill an innocent child for any sum of money?

No loopholes. Name your price.

That is why I appended the hypothetical question regarding curing the world's ills and whatnot at the price of a life of a child. It quickly becomes a slippery slope as the follow up is, what about 10 children, 100 children, etc. but it follows the good of the many at the price of the few vs. a more mercenary attitude fostered by the above question.

[Zonehunter1]

So you would kill someone for a sum of money?
Is any some of money worth a life? any life?
If i found out that money i earned came at the cost of someones life, i would destroy the money as fast as possible.

[Cool Bones]

Would you kill an innocent child for any sum of money?

No loopholes. Name your price.


i'd kill the child :D
if he was dying, to end his suffering
but in any other case i wouldn't

[mugen]

I find this thread funny, I think all of us are responsible for someones death but we just don't know about it.

[Alphonse v.2]

I'd kill anyone and everyone for a billion dollars.

[Cool Bones]

I'd kill anyone and everyone for a billion dollars.

wow you're evil *kills Alphonse v.2 for a million dollars :D*

[Wiss]

It depends on your belief structure. Let's leave the money angle out of this and I'll explain my view. I believe in capital punishment but with some constraints. Here is where I add a few stipulations, would I pull the switch of someone who is proven 100% to be guilty of a heinous crime (serial murder, serial rape, serial torture) and demonstrates no remorse and a fair possibility of continuuing such actions then yes I would pull the switch. Once. After the first time would be a serious time for reevaluation and observation of the changes to me from such an action. I'm not saying that there would be consequences but my belief structure at that time would support such an action. Would I do the same if I had doubts as to their guilt? No, I believe in the ideal of the American justice system where we would rather see 10 guilty men go free than one innocent man be condemned. Would I do such an action if the individual showed remorse and proved without a doubt that they were not likely to perform the same actions again, no but I'd have no problems if they were guilty and never saw the light of day. I don't know if I'm making sense. Is it truly eye-for-an-eye if by removing that individual you remove the risk of harm befalling another individual and not tied directly to vengeance? I guess I'm saying I'd kill for justice as that is part of my belief but I would not harm an innocent for payment. Take what you will form that.

On a somewhat related note, would you take up arms in defense of your country or your freedom?

[Alphonse v.2]

wow you're evil *kills Alphonse v.2 for a million dollars :D*

I'd kill you before you kill me for free. 'Cuz I like to give freebies with my work.

[ShadowDeth]

Who am I killing? I need to know that before deciding.

[Quartermaster]

I'm sure a large part of that million would go towards car repainting, rental and replacement, weapons care, traveling and clothe's buying, and if that weren't enough the rest would have to be spent on a lawyer.

So no, I'd hold out for 1.5 million.

[LJustus]

A couple of thoughts:

1.If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.I don't think that a hired killer would likely have to deal with killing an innocent soul. (Note that this does not justify the act.)

2. 1 million dollars would be enough for a parent to provide every opportunity for the betterment of his/her child's life.

3. If you kill someone and get caught, you deserve to be caught.

I could probably do it.

[Idlethought]

For a million, I could. For a billion, hell yes I could.

But why bring this sort of topic up? You're a sick, sick little puppy.

[ShadowDeth]

What happens if a man hires someone to kill his wife because he is having an affair and he wants to get rid of her? What did she do?

[setrict]

There are situations in which I would kill without hesitation or regret, but money would not enter in to the decision to do so. Even after the fact I wouldn't consider allowing myself a reward of any kind whether it be monetary or even emotional (yay! the bad guys dead!).

[MFDub]

No. I'm not a killing-y type person. It's such a part of my psyche that I feel that if I was in a situation to do so, I would physically be incapable of the action.

[Artful_Dodger]

Depends who, and for a million pounds maybe.
(Hurray for knowing the dollar sucks.)

[LJustus]

What happens if a man hires someone to kill his wife because he is having an affair and he wants to get rid of her? What did she do?
A dude with a million bucks to blow on a hitman for his wife would have cheaper ways of getting out of a marriage. (Or he'd just keep cheating.)

[Ceirnian]

If I thought the person needed to die (Rapist, mass murderer etc) I'd do it without regret. If the person was an innocent and was suffering due to a fatal illness I would think about doing it. If the person was just a healthy innocent person I wouldn't do it.

I would take the money too, why give up the money? If you already went through the act of killing someone you might as well take the reward. No point to let it go to waste, at the very least instead of burning it you could donate it to a worthy cause.

[Possum Jenkins]

Not for a million. For a billion, probably, if I could come up with a way to guarantee that I wouldn't be connected in any way to the crime by the police, witnesses, accomplices, etc. But even then, I'd probably need an incentive for it. if it were just a random person, living their happy little life with their family, I doubt I'd be able to.

[paul]

Would you flip a coin so that if its...
heads: you win the magic school bus
tails: you die
?

Thinking about the optimal situation, I'd flip the coin after being cornered by the police for robbing a bank.

[akitaka]

I think the difference most us are applying here is the view of punishment vs premeditated murder for money.

The punishment view is where we see everyone adding qualifiers (myself included) where the person meets what we deem as evil. In my case the people I used as examples where individuals proven without a doubt as having caused incalcuable harm to individuals, culture and civilization and as such would deserve what was being done to them. Now as for premeditated murder of an innocent I would not perform such an act.

As the question is vague it should be restated to something similar to the following:

Would you kill an innocent child for any sum of money?

No loopholes. Name your price.

That is why I appended the hypothetical question regarding curing the world's ills and whatnot at the price of a life of a child. It quickly becomes a slippery slope as the follow up is, what about 10 children, 100 children, etc. but it follows the good of the many at the price of the few vs. a more mercenary attitude fostered by the above question.

I'm with Wiss on this one; the most of us are too narrowed into the impression of justice and punishable reason. Contract killers, for the most part, have no impressions, so the application of this question is in a simple murder; no specific names, just a passersby after being offered the profit.

This is what I think that rhuaidri was implying, as well; it doesn't matter what name you put on, because you're just killing. Not killing for the reason of protection for family (i.e. a murderer who's marching to your home), nor the benefit of, say, curing the world of some ailment.

==
Personally, I hate working for money as it is, so I wouldn't. It would be like taking a life, then using the green papers recieved to materialistically manipulate other people to give me rewards for a generally disgraceful deed.

[Praetorian]

Even if I would say "yes" to killing a random passerby on the streets and becoming a hit man, did you think I were to post it on a forum?

Only real show-offs say "Yes" to that question, and they likely aren't serious anyway.

[Masa the Masta]

There's only one person I'd really like to kill right now.

Kim Jong Il. Fuck that guy, he's just a bastard. I'd kill him for no cash, and I'd do it and I don't think I'd lose sleep over it.

Money wouldn't be bad either, but I wouldn't mind not getting a cent.

Other than that, I'd have to safely say I'm a pacifist kind of guy. I don't really think I'd kill anyone for any amount of money..not even for a Billion. That's just me, anyway.

Edit: Wasn't this thread also about "other crazy things" in general?

I think I'd reluctantly eat my own vomit for a million dollars. That's just sick. :bang:

Would anyone chop off a foot or a hand for a billion dollars? :watson:

[sgt. pepper]

I sure as hell would. If it's just *bang* and death. I don't know about torture... maybe for 7 million.

Edit I would feel bad about it, i'm not psycho, but the money would propably dull my conscience

[Mechs]

There's only one person I'd really like to kill right now.

Kim Jong Il. Fuck that guy, he's just a bastard. I'd kill him for no cash, and I'd do it and I don't think I'd lose sleep over it.
[\QUOTE]

Glad Im not to only one that would want to :)

[QUOTE]Would anyone chop off a foot or a hand for a billion dollars? :watson:

Hell no :eyepop:.

And I would kill for a Millon dollars. Not just anyone of course. It would be somebody that just needs to die for all our sakes :eyepop:.

[paul]

LMAO
I just thought of an American Army recruitment ad for young men like you :P

"Join the American Army today! And get a chance to kill Kim Jon Il!"

[Anders]

What is the craziest thing I would do for one billion dollars? Vote for George W. Bush.

[PinkRanger]

I couldn't kill anybody for money. My soul is more important. </cliche>

But seriously, I couldn't and wouldn't.


The craziest thing? Anything that doesn't involve mutilating myself or others.

[Megaman]

So you would kill someone for a sum of money?
Is any some of money worth a life? any life?
If i found out that money i earned came at the cost of someones life, i would destroy the money as fast as possible.

Get ready to become dirt poor...

[Loc]

Surprisingly I've never been offered money to kill someone.

I doubt I would, unless of course the person was a serious threat to me/others and couldn't be stopped any other way, but then I doubt the money would matter much.

[FireWolf238]

who would i kill and for how much depends on alot: bush, cliontons ted kennedy and all that political scum i'll kill for free if there will be no jail time, those i respect i will never kill unless any alternative is worse. and some person on the street i never seen before i'll kill for maybe 50-100 dollars, again assuming that there wil be no jail time. no sum of money is worth 25 years of my life minimum as someone's ass slave in prison

[Stephy]

Should the contemplation of killing someone even be thought of? Come on now. That is horrible. Even after receiving a great deal of money for the dreadful deed, how could you live with yourself? Murder, is grim and unspeakable. How could you consider killing someone for money? I don't care how much... it is just very uncalled for.

My question is: Why is this even being discussed? Personally, I don’t believe any amount of money justifies murder.
^ Exactly.

Seriously, don't even consider such thoughts. Good thing you all are joking, right? Right? :(

[rameek]

I would kill in defense of my family for free easily without question without a second thought consequences or not...
I know I would consider it for a large sum of money but as stated before there are too many variables in the question to come up with an accurate answer.

[delen]

Should the contemplation of killing someone even be thought of? Come on now. That is horrible. Even after receiving a great deal of money for the dreadful deed, how could you live with yourself? Murder, is grim and unspeakable. How could you consider killing someone for money? I don't care how much... it is just very uncalled for.


^ Exactly.

Seriously, don't even consider such thoughts. Good thing you all are joking, right? Right? :(

Most people are probably joking, or really haven't thought it through.

However, as sad as it is, there are people how have no respect for human life and would kill you for no other reason than the pleasure they recieve from the act.

I would not kill anyone for any reason, ever. It would be against the core of my values.

[paul]

As I said, would you flip a coin, and if heads, you win the magic school bus, and if not, something bad happens to you, like death.

[FireWolf238]

for an actual response i would kill anyone and anything that tries to kill or segnificantly harm me or my family under any circumstances without much second or first thought

[Psychochink]

Are there going to be outside repercussions for me, personally (let me worry about my psyche/soul/the good of society/whatever)?

If not, then yes.

My price varies on who I'm killing.

[drdan]

For a billion dollars I'd "kill" anyone. But after I receive my money it may be possible *cough* that whoever it is that I "killed" got half the money and is now living on the other side of the planet with a new identity with no way to be traced. :watson:

[The Chuck Norris]

The Chuck Norris doesn't like killing anyone, but sometimes he has to.

[Myrsilus]

... holy shit, it's Chuck Norris.

[Mechs]

LMAO
I just thought of an American Army recruitment ad for young men like you :P

"Join the American Army today! And get a chance to kill Kim Jon Il!"

:rofl: Classic :rofl:

[eyez0nme]

Thank you for the response.

And for the ladies: who would you fuck for a million dollars?

Would you fuck me for a million dollars? There are girls who urge me they'd do it for free.

[Tensei]

If you dont kill them someone else will. This person is 100% dead man/woman walking. Might as well earn some outrageous amoutns of cash off it.

Muder isn't justafiable, but not killing the person isn't going to save their life. So fuck it lol. Where's my check, and who needs to be dead?

[King Kong]

I am a ronin samurai and killing is the only way I get paid.

[Kass]

For money? No. I'd not kill for money. I would do it without remorse to save the life of a loved one from a predator and I would kill the likes of bin Laden, Hitler, Stalin, etc. to save the lives of thousands of innocents. A few well-placed bullets could have spared thousands of lives.

If the death of one person known to be evil without a doubt would save the life of one more innocent person, I have no problems with the evil person being removed from the breathing. The qualifier there is that the evilness/criminality has to be established and proven. It isn't enough to say "I think they will kill people," but rather, "they have killed without remorse and for their own gain and will kill again."

[Idlethought]

I would kill a pedophile rapist on the verge of taking advantage of a young girl/boy. Or a rapist in general on the verge of taking advantage of someone. Easily, wouldnt even have to pay me.

[ruaidhri]

Again, the focus in eyezOnme’s question should be placed on the single word “money”. Would you kill someone for money? The actual sum of money is, I believe, immaterial because by answering yes you are placing a monetary value to someone else’s everything.

Obviously, I would defend myself and my family. If capable I would also defend others from attack. Yes, I would defend my country from attack. All this falls under the general umbrella of self defense. But, at what point does self defense become murder. If I have a gun and someone attacks me with a knife would I shoot him? Certainly. But, if that person dropped the knife or turned away and is no longer a threat to me or to others, would I still shoot him? No, I wouldn’t.

One thing I would never do, despite the sum of money offered, is to kill another human being for monetary reward. I don’t consider myself religious as I am not a member of any church nor do I have unfaltering faith in any God. Regardless, I do believe in the sanctity of life. Defending yourself is, I believe, appreciating the value of your own life and those around you. However, killing for money lacks any passion and is purely cold and calculating.

[Tensei]

It sets ok with my morals because, the person is going to die no matter what. There could be hundreds or thousands of people on the list. Now, unless you can find a way to kill who that person pissed off, they're a dead person for sure.

Seeing as finding the person behind all this is un-naturally, and more-over, theoretically inporbable, you might as well. If you can be ok with the fact you're killing someone, I don't see how this is any different from any other job.

I'm not a cold person by nature, I'm simply accepting of things beyond my control. However, if given the choice between killing some person for money, or killing the person who is behind the hiring, I'd kill the man in charge.

Good and evil dont exist, only socially acceptable and un-acceptable. Everyone is selfish in their own wants. Even helping people is merely satisfying your own mind. You like the feeling you get from helping others, that's just how the mind works, incentive over sacrifice. So why worry about the moral issues of such a subject, and just get down to the facts. The person's practically dead already, and that money could really help you. It doesn't make it right or fair, but it doesn't make it 100% wrong either.

In my eyes, the only thing that sets us aside from other animals is a conscience. However, we're still just an animal none the less, and quite a bit of them running around. In fact, there's so many running around that one missing, even if it was myself, will not even begin to make an impact on the world.

[c-rex]

No, I couldn't end a life for a million dollars. I could kill for personal reasons yes, but not in for monetary reasons.

I'd kill if say someone raped and killed a friend of mine and for whatever reason got anything less than life. The day he walks out of the prison I'll be waiting there with a Barrett M95 to wish him a nice day and goodbye.

[thatguyinpc]

I'm with Ruaidhri on this one. I don't condone murder of any kind, and don't believe in that 'eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth' crap.

$10.00 says Denjin has both eyes and all his/her teeth. :watson:

Guy

[Sock Full of Boiled Dimes]

I couldn't do it.

I really don't care if they get the sickets murderer out there and he's going to be exicuted anyway I could not do it.

Besides even thought I don't have a lot of money I like how my life is regaurdless. I don't need a lot more money to make it better...

...althought it would be nice. :hat:

[Benaire]

Again, the focus in eyezOnme’s question should be placed on the single word “money”. Would you kill someone for money? The actual sum of money is, I believe, immaterial because by answering yes you are placing a monetary value to someone else’s everything.

Obviously, I would defend myself and my family. If capable I would also defend others from attack. Yes, I would defend my country from attack. All this falls under the general umbrella of self defense. But, at what point does self defense become murder. If I have a gun and someone attacks me with a knife would I shoot him? Certainly. But, if that person dropped the knife or turned away and is no longer a threat to me or to others, would I still shoot him? No, I wouldn’t.

One thing I would never do, despite the sum of money offered, is to kill another human being for monetary reward. I don’t consider myself religious as I am not a member of any church nor do I have unfaltering faith in any God. Regardless, I do believe in the sanctity of life. Defending yourself is, I believe, appreciating the value of your own life and those around you. However, killing for money lacks any passion and is purely cold and calculating.

Yep that is what i said in not so many words........ lucky ruaidhri is here to expand my replies
:P

[Collapse]

No. A million dollars couldn't resusitate the person back to life.

Even if the person's screwed up, I won't do it. I have my principles and standards to follow.

[Xephon]

A billion dollars is the minimum I'd do to kill a random person.

[harper]

I wouldn't kill for money. I would kill in self defense of myself or family/friends. I would also have killed if I was in a situation like the allied soldiers in World War II where I was essentially defending the freedom of our country and world.

[Angelyne]

Depends on who I'm killing. I'd gladly take the money and kill pedophile or rapist without a second thought.

[Kuhool]

nooope, people are too materialistic nowadays. no man's life can have a price put on it, some do put prices on it, but they truly can't have one.

and hey, there are fates worse than death. death is a release from pain isn't it?

[Angelyne]

True, but if you kill a pedophile, rapist, murderer, dictator, etc., then they're not alive to hurt someone else. You could potentially be saving countless victims.

[fa11en87]

I'd like to kill someone for free as long as I would be able to get away with it...but I might feel guilty afterwards...

[Pfalzer]

Im sorry but i would love to be an assasin just as long as i stayed anonymous. ! million where, what, how , and when :gangster:

[paul]

Y'know what?
I just saw a news report on two american teens, who beat homeless people with baseball bats for fun. It was caught on video and they had grins on their faces.

After seeing that, I'd say the answer to the question on this thread is a "no".

[slinky]

The initial question and eyez0nme's subsequent follow up smacks of an elaborate set-up for the Shaw quote:

We've established what you are, madam. Now we're simply haggling over price.


Or maybe I'm giving eyez too much credit.

[BlueNile]

Is this a hypothetical discussion or should we start talking numbers?

[crow-kun]

I'd kill anyone man or child for any amount of money (over 10,000) when i become a assassin.

[fa11en87]

^
I guess I would be safe from your assassination skills since I am technically neither man nor child. =)

[crow-kun]

^
I guess I would be safe from your assassination skills since I am technically neither man nor child. =)
i sorry did i say man i meant human

[Jheri Curl Juice]

Depends. Could I be sure that I'd get away with it? If so, I'd definitely do it.
LOL Ahaha.

[Ichisan]

Well I guess this thread goes to show that if there really were people willing to pay a million dollars for assassinations there'd be a lot more millionaires around. In reality life is much cheaper than that, but, hey, good to see how many are willing to sell their souls.

[crow-kun]

Well I guess this thread goes to show that if there really were people willing to pay a million dollars for assassinations there'd be a lot more millionaires around. In reality life is much cheaper than that, but, hey, good to see how many are willing to sell their souls.
What's the use of a soul besides passage to heaven and hell.

[Ichisan]

What's the use of a soul besides passage to heaven and hell.

Yet more evidence of the high value people put on their souls. Tell you what: I'll give you a tenner for it. That's about $20, what do you say?

[crow-kun]

Yet more evidence of the high value people put on their souls. Tell you what: I'll give you a tenner for it. That's about $20, what do you say?
If you say the soul is so valuable then I think you would at least pay more for it. Just because you are willing to kill someone for the price of your soul doesn't mean They are going to sell it for $20.

[Ichisan]

If you say the soul is so valuable then I think you would at least pay more for it. Just because you are willing to kill someone for the price of your soul doesn't mean They are going to sell it for $20.

Now you're just haggling. How about $30?

[crow-kun]

If I'm just selling then my asking price is no more than $5,000

[Ichisan]

And without your soul who are you? Who owns the $5,000?

[crow-kun]

A Robot who will soon have nice things which he won't appreciate or enjoy.