AK and guns- both unforgivable, and sometimes necessary!

[k12listmomma]

No: HPFGUIDX 167119

> > Alla:
> > And that is the **only** time I can remember. To me it speaks volumes
> > of how bad AK is in Potterverse.
>
> Magpie:
> Actually, even acknowledging that's true, I don't know if it's
> really that bad. I mean, Crucio seems like it should be pretty bad
> too, but Harry almost uses it. Granted, I think there is a
> difference between what Harry (and imo Draco) are throwing at their
> enemies and the true use of Crucio, which is why Harry's doesn't
> work. But I don't think AK in itself is necessarily something the
> good guys would just never use.


To me, this whole argumement of AK is akin to guns and shooting. Bad guys
use guns and shoot people purposely to inflict harm, yet the cops carry guns
too. The good guys are trained in how to properly shoot, and train to be
good at it. Yet their job revolves around having not to use it- to disarm
and capture the opponent without a single shot being fired. Yet there are
those circumstances where shooting is necessary, and the only real end to
the situation.

There was a shooter in a large mall here in SLC not that long ago- his
intention was just mowing people down in a shower of bullets. The only way
this situation was going to end was with the shooter himself dead, and as
quickly as possible as to prevent more innocent loss of life. It was an off
duty policeman that first attempted to kill the shooter, and because of him,
the fire was drawn away from the innocents while more cops were able to help
pin the shooter down so that they could do the final death blow to that
shooter. That off duty cop was hailed as a hero, but in a lot of people's
eyes, so would have a concerned citizen that had a concealed carry permit
and a loaded gun who had managed to kill the shooter before the cops got
there. This shooter left dead people in parking garage. He wasn't stopped
there, and then went into a store, where he killed more people. He wasn't
stopped there, and was able to enter the main hallway of the mall where he
mowed down many others, including children. That's where, merely by luck and
timing of his early Valentine's date with his pregnant wife, this cop was
able to run out of the restaurant he had been in to confront the shooter.
The rate of people now getting weapons and concealed carry permits has just
exploded in our area because of that incident. People WILL protect
themselves, and when the situation demands it, others that they see as being
innocent.

Yes, shooting people is bad, except in dire circumstances......
Yes, killing someone is bad, except in dire circumstances.....
and Yes, the AK is unforgivable, except in dire circumstances.....

The wizarding world is at war, and so it makes sense that the circumstances
will prompt more use of the AK to try to put an end to the useless and
senseless killing of innocents. If the good guys don't act quickly, and with
definate action, more people will die. It makes sense that, just like the
explosion of the number of people that are going for carry permits here,
that in the wizarding world, families are taking some extreme steps to do
things they would have never done otherwise. While unforgiveable, the common
wizard would hope never to ever use it, but I can see them arming
themselves, just in case, anyway. After the war is over, and people feel
that they are safe, they will put away their weapons and go back to the
usual rules of conduct.

Shelley