Sep 03 2008
‘Self Defense Justifiable?’
In my last post I used the self defense principle as a justifcation for martial arts.But thinking about it I ran into a wall. The premise of being able to violate another’s rights if they attempt to violate yours is a silly one. At least in terms of our societies moral standards it seems.
‘Two wrongs don’t make a right.’ If this is true, than how is hurting someone who is hurting you any better? If the action is immoral to hurt another wouldn’t the fact of the person attacking you equate to that of you defending yourself. The most I feel I can say is that self defense is fitting, as the attacker gets what they attempt to have given.
Two wrongs, two victims.
I’m curious as to how you, my readers, feel about this? Is it ok to hurt another in order to defend yourself? If so how would you justify it, or rather how is it unjustifiable?
What do you think?
