[vostrocity]

So if someone threatens to kill you and your family, and you shoot them, something has gone wrong? I'd say something has gone right.

[drdeca]

Yes, something has gone wrong: someone threatened to kill me and my family, and apparently the only way to stop them from doing so was to kill them. That may be the best option available, but it is still a tragedy.

[ceejayoz]

There are many situations where that isn’t the right response to that.