View Poll Results: In some cases, I think it 's okay for me or other people to:
Curse and swear 86 6.91%
Tell a lie to family and friends 62 4.98%
Call in sick eventhough I'm/they're not 67 5.39%
Drink alcohol 78 6.27%
Smoke tobacco 58 4.66%
Smoke marihuana 59 4.74%
Take drugs, i.e. speed, cocaine, heroin etc. 38 3.05%
Drive while under the influence of alcohol, marihuana or drugs 10 0.80%
Run a red light 33 2.65%
Watch/read pornography 84 6.75%
Have same sex relations 69 5.55%
Go through a divorce 79 6.35%
Cheat on my/their spouse or significant other 19 1.53%
Borrow money, knowing I/they can't repay the lender on time§ 24 1.93%
Cheat on my/their tax return 23 1.85%
Cheat on welfare/social benefits 19 1.53%
Steal items at the supermarket 18 1.45%
Have an abortion 73 5.87%
Have artificial fertilization performed 78 6.27%
Have an organ transplant performed 87 6.99%
Physically correct or punish my/their kids 48 3.86%
Not inform authorities of child abuse/neglect or spousal abuse 19 1.53%
Kill another person in self defense 86 6.91%
Kill another person, not in self defense 27 2.17%
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Old July 10, 2002, 06:31   #31
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PC and misguided - about this poll and life in general.
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smoking one joint will damage your organism like you have smoken 10 cigarettes together.

and girls dont like cool guys if they're vegetables


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you lungs to be precise.

it can give you a wicked caugh and a brochitis.
of course you are absolutely free to do what you want
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I find it really hard to believe fewer people think it's okay to have same-sex relations than an abortion.

Who went "Sure, the mom can abort her baby--but she better not touch another chick, ever! That'd be going too far!"
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Drive under the influence, and cheat on spouse are the least votes... at least that is good, because I found both to be the most reprehensible .
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To those who voted yes on drunk driving: You're repugnant morons. Really.
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I know people who would say yes to it (who are reasonable in pretty much every other way)

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Not that I'm judgmental.
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Oh dear, my morals are so... unoriginal.

Must get some different ones...
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I at least, consider a soldier killing an enemy soldier to be killing in self defense

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Lessee here:

Curse and swear: Yes
Tell a lie to family and friends: Yes, but not often and only when necessary
Call in sick eventhough I'm/they're not: Duh, yes.
Drink alcohol: NOOO, never. Bahaha. YES.
Smoke tobacco: I don't, but it's a personal choice - SO LONG AS YOU DON'T DROP YOUR LITTER ON THE GROUND OR BLOW SMOKE IN MY FACE WHILST WALKING DOWN THE STREET thanks.
Smoke marihuana: If you want, but count me out
Take drugs, i.e. speed, cocaine, heroin etc.: See above.
Drive while under the influence of alcohol, marihuana or drugs: NO, NO and NO AGAIN. If you said yes, we'll just wait until you kill someone or yourself.
Run a red light: No. They are red for a reason, dumbass!
Watch/read pornography: Hehehe, check my hard drive
Have same sex relations: Uh...no comment!
Go through a divorce: Sometimes diamonds aren't forever.
Cheat on my/their spouse or significant other: No. If you're not happy, leave first, then hook up with someone else. Don't be a *****.
Borrow money, knowing I/they can't repay the lender on time: No, as a contract is a contract.
Cheat on my/their tax return: No, as we honest folk get stuck with footing the bill, ultimately.
Cheat on welfare/social benefits: No, same as above
Steal items at the supermarket: No!
Have an abortion: So long as it's not done late in the game as birth control, yes.
Have artificial fertilization performed: Sure, why not?
Have an organ transplant performed: Yes
Physically correct or punish my/their kids: Swat on the behind for immediate correction, maybe. Anything above that, no.
Not inform authorities of child abuse/neglect or spousal abuse: No.
Kill another person in self defense: Yes, and anyone who says they wouldn't is a LIIIIIIIIAR! I put soldiers in this category.
Kill another person, not in self defense: Yes, but only if defending the life of another.
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Curse and/or Swear - I try not to
Tell a Lie - I try not to

And No for all the rest, except the organ transplant one, but only if my life depended on it, and I didn't kill anyone to get the organ.
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GOOD POINT! A police officer that kills someone that is about to kill someone else isn't doing that act in self-defense!
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Curse and/or Swear - I try not to
Tell a Lie - I try not to

And No for all the rest, except the organ transplant one, but only if my life depended on it, and I didn't kill anyone to get the organ.
Um...you don't think it's ok to kill someone in self defense or the defense of another?

And what's wrong with other's having same sex relations, as long as you're not involved?
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Who are the 4 freaks (out of 45) who don't think reading / watching pornography is ok?


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Kill another person, not in self defense: Yes, but only if defending the life of another.
GOOD POINT! A police officer that kills someone that is about to kill someone else isn't doing that act in self-defense!
Not just police...anyone, of course. If someone is trying to kill someone else in front of me, I will use lethal force if I have to in order to stop them. I'd rather aim for the kneecaps, but I have shitty aim, so I'd probably just go for the torso...
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Boris,

Personal ethics and moral standpoints are really hard to argue about - and for the purpose of this survey, no one is required to justify why they feel as they do.

Just thought I'd inform of that.
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I'm still amazed over 15% think drunk driving...is PERFECTLY OK!
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I'm not requiring anyone to justify anything, I'm just voicing my own opinions. Since it's anonymous, people can vote however they want and not feel obligated to defend anything.

But you can't expect people not to discuss this on the board. It IS a message board, after all, and the very nature of the poll is going to draw such an exchange. No one is gonna be forced to argue anything, but we shouldn't be prevented from it, either.
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Winston:

I'm not requiring anyone to justify anything, I'm just voicing my own opinions. Since it's anonymous, people can vote however they want and not feel obligated to defend anything.

But you can't expect people not to discuss this on the board. It IS a message board, after all, and the very nature of the poll is going to draw such an exchange. No one is gonna be forced to argue anything, but we shouldn't be prevented from it, either.
I disagree. Please refrain from inquiring into the reasons for people's answers to the survey.

You can discuss why people hold certain ethics or morals in a separate thread, clearly disassociated from this poll, if you want.
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Um...you don't think it's ok to kill someone in self defense or the defense of another?

And what's wrong with other's having same sex relations, as long as you're not involved?
No, I don't think its right ot kill another living human being, even if said human being is trying to kill you or another person. Mere incapacitation will do. Why shoot them in the head or heart when you could shoot them in the legs and incapacitate them instead?

As for the second one, its on general grounds. Partly its because that such activities have no tangible result, and are a good method of STD proliferation.

Christian morals probably ties into both points too. I don't believe that any human being is impossible to turn into an upright citizen, and that just killing, even in self defense, makes you in the wrong like the person who attacked you.

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No Boris Godunov, you can talk about it all right, just don't investigate - directly or indirectly - into reasons for the personal ethics of specific posters.

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Shhh, Shadowstrike, we're not allowed to discuss it.

(And sometimes, you will just have to be lethal in order to stop someone. And heterosexual couplings have just as much STD risk, and usually result in a more negative thing such as unwanted babies and abortions. And there is certainly a great intangible result to same-sex relationships, as either partner will tell you. It's called love...)
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No, I don't think its right ot kill another living human being, even if said human being is trying to kill you or another person. Mere incapacitation will do. Why shoot them in the head or heart when you could shoot them in the legs and incapacitate them instead?
If you're shooting at all, you shoot to kill. There's no half measures, there. You'll see if you try it someday.
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I highly doubt that ther is a scenario where one must be lethal to stop another person, even ifo the other person is on a rampage. Just that its simpler to do so, because it requires less effort and risk.

The difference is that same-sex relationships produce offspring, which is the point of reproduction. I hold that people should try to raise the child, put it up for adoption, or don't have it in the first place. While this may be idealism, our society should try to eliminate the 'need' for abortions with more active programs that encourage kids towards academics, sports or even hobbies, and away from drugs and sex.
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I highly doubt that ther is a scenario where one must be lethal to stop another person, even ifo the other person is on a rampage. Just that its simpler to do so, because it requires less effort and risk.
The risk is that if you aim for a leg, you're quite likely to miss (torso is bigger) and then the other party will have a chance to kill you, possibly with your own gun. Anyone who would risk letting someone on a 'rampage' take a gun from them has no business drawing the gun in the first place.
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