Why is it wrong to kill people?

For me, killing for entertainment is not okay. And it is not in fear of any punishment. I think that the matter is inherent in every human empathy is a natural mechanism, which prevents the destruction of each other individuals of the same species. People can reduce their empathy under different circumstances, but only psychopaths do not feel sympathy at all. And I'm definitely not a psychopath.

Unlike many other girls, I enjoy quite a lot gore and bloody violence in movies and games. Nevertheless, I think mindless homicides in the real world are wrong because you could end lives which could enrich yours in some ways. I would never kill for anything in the world somebody who might be completing, let's say, my next favourite book or music album or videogame. Or somebody who helps his/her loved ones on a daily basis. Everybody is useful in their own ways.
While it's true that if you were a serial killer, and you happened to end somebody's life, you could actually prevent bigger tragedies (think about a murderer who kills a person that would've turned out to be a kamikaze in the next couple of years), I think that everybody deserves a chance to live and make the most out of it.

It's wrong because you are removing a life from this world that affects many other people's lives. Because life is an inalienable right. It's wrong because people lives have potential for greatness and by killing them you are removing that potential from the world.

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

bubbles wrote:

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

Or do unto others as they do unto you.