Scenario: You are offerend $50,000,000 to kill a man.
 

This was posted on another forum, with the "yes" decisions outweighing the "no"'s. So I'll pose the question to you guys. I think MB is a bit of an older crowd, maybe it'll influence choices.

My answer is no.

also, relevant:

Bastard From a Basket - There Will Be Blood (5/8) Movie CLIP (2007) HD - YouTube

No. No amount of money could convince me in killing another man.

this whole scenario is shady and it smells like a setup..

Is the man a UK kitchen spammer? That might sway my vote.

But seriously, no.

I would never stoop to the level of killing somebody, and I especially would not accept such a large amount of money in exchange for doing so.

I probably wouldn't, but apparently people change in moments like that and really find out who they are. I like to think that I'm a good person who wouldn't snap under the circumstances. So no.

Depends. Does the guy frequently change lanes without using a blinker in dense traffic? It yes, then I'll murder the **** out of that guy.

If the guy lives in New Jersey, then you have your answer.

They all live in New Jersey. I'm infested over here. F*ck Syria...the real problem in the world is how are we going to kill all these assh*les?

I feel your pain man, I drive there every day.

But what if the murder is consensual?

Or maybe it's an assisted suicide?

Yeah, honestly, I would probably kill a person for zero dollars if the circumstances aligned with my values. And 50 mill is definitely enough to make me look into the situation.

I was thinking more like Hostel, except for money instead of pleasure.

And you don't know who you're killing. There's a 1/3,000,000,000 shot that it's your dad. Or it could be a hard working guy who provides for his family. Or a criminal.

yep, without hesitation. 50 mil could do a lot of good for the world, probably much more than one man could with a 9 to 5.

I'd kill my dad for like 50 bucks

Do I get to pick the method of murder?

Unless you're donating all that money to charity, I consider that a rationalization.

Haha. Somebody's been reading Ayn Rand.

i don't read it's too bourgeois namean.

I'd reply to this post but I don't read, it's too bourgeois.

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Yes I would. Or at least I say that sitting at my desk. Whether or not I would go through with it in reality is another thing.

No way. If he'd wronged me then I probably would but not an innocent person.

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with that money I'd buy music banter and release you all from your contracts.

either way it doesn't affect the killers life.

I was also going to post some kind of Daniel Bryan gif. myself.

great minds think alike, but seriously £50 million is a LOT of money, especially coming from a relatively poor background, it emphasises the value of money more.
£50 million would have one set on a life of luxury for the rest of their days, I'd kill 50 million people for that kind of money.

Why would someone kidnap the guy and bring him to me to kill? Why lose 50 mil on the deal instead of popping a cap in him yourself? That scenario is ludicrous. And No I wouldn't kill anyone unless they broke into my house and I felt threatened to the point I had to defend myself.

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It's a scenario lol, take a chill pill. It's supposed to gauge the morals of people.

Nope.

Anyone who said no is just saying that so they won't look like an asshole. I'm not saying that you necessarily would, but if you say that right off the bat then you're full of shit. It's fifty fucking million dollars. Done right you could live off that the rest of your life and never work again. This is a completely life changing amount of money. If you honestly think that you're that moral that you wouldn't even consider it then you're deluded. I'd like to say that I wouldn't but, come on. It's fifty fucking million dollars. I can send a hell of a lot of flowers to his grieving relatives with that kinda dough.

The thing is, I would definitely, definitely get caught. I could never do it right.

I posted the There Will Be Blood clip in the OP for a reason :usehead:

You're missing the point. You not getting caught is one of the conditions of the scenario.
Well, I'm lazy and I didn't watch it. :p:

I'm pretty certain I wouldn't do it, I'm soft as shit, I have never been in a fist fight and I feel bad when I type slightly aggressive posts sometimes :o:. Maybe if I really was in that situation then £50m would be too tempting but if the bloke was innocent I'd probably kill myself after because of the guilt.

I've said if he done something to me then I'd do it more than likely but an innocent guy? Nah.

I don't think I could, not knowing a thing about him. I might if he were an *******.

well then tl;dr money can drive a man mad :)

I think most people would though, just like the Stanford Prison Experiment.

An artist did something similar recently, where she laid down in a gallery amongst dozens of objects ranging from stuffed animals and perfume to *****s and hacksaws, and she told viewers that regardless what they picked up from the room and did to her, she would not move for seven hours. Apparently it escalated to violence within a few minutes, people cutting her clothes up, beating her, even putting a gun to her head.

NO BAT. I would not be able to keep my mouth shut!! Completely different! :)

I honestly think i'm that moral and would never consider it. I'm fine living by the means I am now. I have everything I want in life.

I'm not violent either, but imagine that moment when you have a gun/knife/whatever in your hand and you're looking at this person and you know that all you have to do is do it and right there and then you'll be set for life. No "All I have to do is go to school for fifty years and rack up 100 million dollars in student debt and work my ass off for a boss who doesn't give a shit about me and then I'll have enough money to buy a shitty house and not be able to buy medication when I'm seventy" bullshit. Just, bam, one second you don't have fifty million dollars and the next second you do and you will actually be at the cusp of that moment. You wouldn't do it? You wouldn't have a moment of weakness?

It's possible but I know for a fact I'd feel terrible after the novelty of the money has worn off so I'd hope I'd remember that and not do it.