At 07:15 PM 3/5/01 EST, Bemmzim wrote:
>It would totally depend on the morality of the individuals involved. If
the SWAT team member thought it immoral to take human life (kind of a bad
job choice) then the only way for him to behave in a morally superior
manner would be to not take the life of the terrorist. That choice would
distinguish him from the terrorist in an objective if somewhat painful way.
>>>
This doesn't work for me. The SWAT team member, in this case, is still
killing someone - himself.
More importantly, though, this defines moral superiority in relativistic
terms. For example, if the SWAT team member believes that it is only moral
to kill somebody after first breaking a raw egg on the person being killed
- the SWAT team member could demonstrate his moral superiority by throwing
eggs first, shooting later.
JDG
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