[It takes some time for York to gather his thoughts for an answer that could be helpful at all.]
It's hard to justify killing, period. That might sound weird coming from a career soldier, but when you get down to it, right and wrong don't factor into it as much as we'd like. It's like you said: They do what they need to do, and we do the same. That's what it comes down to.
It sounds like this Taylor, or Sub-Visser Fifty-One or whatever, was a pretty irredeemable bitch. And if there is an evil out there, she's the closest I've heard anyone come to it. Maybe killing her then would have saved lives, or spared you and your friends some future pain. Maybe not. But putting ourselves in a position to decide who should and shouldn't die, that's not really how it works. We kill to protect ourselves, or out of revenge, or, hell, because we want to. There's always a reason. Doesn't mean it's just.
But still, I don't think choosing to stop your friend was wrong. Even if you were soldiers. Maybe especially then. Don't know if that helps, and it doesn't give you a real answer, but that's what I got. I don't think you're wrong to wonder about it.
You might have a better talk with Carolina about this. I was never in a position to get back at the son of a bitch who did this to us. She might have more to say about it.
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Date: 2016-02-11 05:07 pm (UTC)It's hard to justify killing, period. That might sound weird coming from a career soldier, but when you get down to it, right and wrong don't factor into it as much as we'd like. It's like you said: They do what they need to do, and we do the same. That's what it comes down to.
It sounds like this Taylor, or Sub-Visser Fifty-One or whatever, was a pretty irredeemable bitch. And if there is an evil out there, she's the closest I've heard anyone come to it. Maybe killing her then would have saved lives, or spared you and your friends some future pain. Maybe not. But putting ourselves in a position to decide who should and shouldn't die, that's not really how it works. We kill to protect ourselves, or out of revenge, or, hell, because we want to. There's always a reason. Doesn't mean it's just.
But still, I don't think choosing to stop your friend was wrong. Even if you were soldiers. Maybe especially then. Don't know if that helps, and it doesn't give you a real answer, but that's what I got. I don't think you're wrong to wonder about it.
You might have a better talk with Carolina about this. I was never in a position to get back at the son of a bitch who did this to us. She might have more to say about it.