Does the "end" really justifies the "means"?

@Sierrae (128)
July 8, 2018 7:13am CST
You may have heard about this phrase from Robin Hood, where stealing was justified since he was giving it to the poor. Is it really justified? My dad was reading this article online about a man killing pedophiles since his daughter was once raped by a pedo, and since he does not want what happend to her daughter to happen to other little girls, he began a series of serial killing where the target known pedophiles and sex offenders, he was eventually caught and is now on trial for multiple murder. My dad exclaimed "serves him right", saying that the man should be punished for killing people, and I asked "Why? Isn't he doing everyone a favor? Isn't he saving little girls from having the same fate as her daughter did?", he then told me that you can never justify killing, even if it's killing bad people, killing is still killing. I don't know if i am twisted or not, but i really disagree with my dad, and i really do believe that the end justifies the means, the question is, do you?
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
8 Jul 18
The quote is attributed to Niccolò Machiavelli Niccolò Machiavelli (1469 – 1527) was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, humanist and writer of the Renaissance period. --- Your father is right.
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Arreis
@Sierrae (128)
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8 Jul 18
may i ask why is he right?
M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
8 Jul 18
@Sierrae I hope that you've listened to your father attentively. Obviously, he's given you arguments. I could only repeat them.
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Arreis
@Sierrae (128)
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8 Jul 18
@MALUSE i did, and after all that i still can't process why someone who is clearly a danger to the precious little girls doesn't deserve what they got. though people really do have their own opinion, thank you for responding though.
Jessa Bumagat
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
13 Jul 18
It's really a tough question but your father is right, killing is killing and it's bad thing.
lini b
@teenspirit (1597)
• Israel
9 Jul 18
It's so complicated
BANKIM
@banksim (5256)
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9 Jul 18
quite difficult question
filia faith
@Fliafaith (763)
• Nairobi, Kenya
8 Jul 18
its so unfortunate, am sorry
ihasaquestion
@ihasaquestion (8274)
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8 Jul 18
If everyone does that, wouldn't it be the same as The Purge. So what is the difference between say, a justified murderer and the pedo. Listen to your dad, son.
lady Di
@lady1993 (27224)
• Philippines
8 Jul 18
that is quite a difficult question that until now i find it hard to answer... but when it comes to taking a life.. i think no one has the right to do it, the means was just quite extreme And i don't think his daughter would approve too
ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
8 Jul 18
I do agree that the end justified the mean. So if I think that the end can be justified, I would do what i should to achieve it even if the cost of the end is high.
Sherz SharonZ
@Sweetsherz (265)
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8 Jul 18
But to me the way I see rape,rape is murder so to kill every rapist its a fair deal