gothic_black_rose
It says we must obey our leaders for God put them there for a reason. It also says not to kill. Instead I would try to tell them about Jesus. That way when they die they would go to heaven.
Actually, I'm pretty sure the command is closer to murder, not really kill. Splitting hairs, I know, but there is a distinction between killing someone, and murdering them.
I've got a question for the people wanting to disarm or incapacitate the guard, but before I ask, I'll answer the question with my opinion.
Personally there's really no other option but to kill him. If you shoot him dead, he won't be able to report to his superiors that you rescued the prisoners, so in all likelihood, you'd be able to effectively rescue the Jews and see them to safety. I'm not saying shooting him dead is the best option, but it's the one with the least repercussions.
Now, to the rest. Really, one of the only reasons you were there walking would be, A: You're already on the run, so running in to an outpost with Jewish prisoners with one guard wouldn't be that much out of the ordinary. B: You're a soldier scouting for the enemy positions, so finding an enemy you are at war with, pointing a gun at prisoners, and potentially you, wouldn't present much of a difficult choice as to how to proceed. Or, C: you're just at the wrong place at the wrong time. In which case there is a bit of a dilemma, but not much of one.
Unless you happen to be an excellent shot, shooting him in the hand is really a very challenging prospect. Most people haven't had the opportunity to practice shooting a gun, so hitting someone in the hand presents a very slim chance, at best. Whereas, shooting him in the chest would offer a greater chance of actually hitting the spot you were aiming for. Especially if the guard were to notice your entering the room, as I'm sure would be bound to happen. In which case, shooting him in the hand gets a whole lot tougher, because that hand is now holding a gun, that is now pointed at you.
Another question. Have any of you ever had a gun pointed at you, where the intent of the person holding the gun was to potentially kill you? If you haven't, then you really need not answer in the first place. I can assure you that in real life, having someone point ANY weapon at you is a lot more scary than people tend to realize. You don't have time to try to proselytize. At that point it's kill or be killed.
Which brings me to my third point. This is an entirely hypothetical situation. As such, every input will be entirely speculation. There really is no way to know what anyone would do in such situation, until you are in that moment making the decision. There is a
huge difference between talking about something, and actually being being there, in the moment, scared out of your wits, but forced to make a split decision with real life consequences that, should you choose wrong or fail to act quickly enough, could prove fatal. So, we can discuss all we want to about how you would do this, or you would do that, but I would put money up that more than half would do something different if the situation were to occur, and that the remainder would most likely not act in the first place.
P.S.
I apologize if I offend any one. I truly do. I just get tired of seeing conversations like this among youth, when they haven't actually lived it. Everyone wants to think they would do something in a given situation, and everything would turn out how they envision it; but the reality is so completely different from speculation. And it really irritates me to think that people would have the nerve to suggest otherwise. So, I do apologize for reacting so strongly to this thread. But this hits a little close to home, so you'll have to forgive me.
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