Curious

[talon]

If society gave every adult the right to kill just one adult without any penalties, who do you think would be the first one to kill you?

Oh, my bad. I guess I should be asking which one person would you want to kill and do you think they'd stay alive long enough for you to be the one to make the kill?

More importantly, would you actually kill someone just because you could? Would you use up your free kill as quickly as possible? Or would you wait until someone truly worthy of death came along?

Do you think you'd regret the quick kill and be frustrated when someone more - worthy, I guess - came along and you had no free kill left? Would you kill that second time?

Would you go to your own grave never having made that free kill?

How many other people do you think would refrain from killing?

Would religions spring up helping people to make the right kill choice?

Would there be anti-killing groups trying to push no-kill legislation?

Would there be no-kill towns or communities?

Would people living in a no-kill community conspire to drive someone they disliked into a kill zone?

Would the legal age of adult rise to provide younger adults time to contribute to society and gain experience and skills?

Would senior citizens form death stalking clubs?

This whole line of thought sprang from a headline that said "man executed for murder of 4 people" and wondered if he was being executed because he exceeded his bag limit.

And yes, I know how terrible that sounds, but I was also thinking about gardening, composting, and hunting when I read that headline and this chain of thought just seemed natural to me.

And having written out all these questions, I have this story idea forming. A couple of characters are nattering in the back of my head, just beyond audible range, and I'm seeing this society through its obit pages...

Comments

[ravan]

As it stands, most kills would take place between the ages of 18 and 25. Another statistical peak would hit about 38 - 45, when their kids grew up and decided not to kill a hated peer, but a parent.

You would have to have penalties for taking "game" too young - no underage kills, be sure of your high school rival's birthday.

If you were a bully, or a target in high school, it would be a good idea to go to a sanctuary region for a few years until people got over the kill frenzy. Services would pop up that would monitor, for a fee, if your enemies had made their kill.

Of course, some folks would try to make kills in other people's names, using up their "one free shot". The usual stolen identity mess ensues, especially when that person goes to make their own legitimate kill - say of the stalker that won't leave them alone.

Titles? "Bag Limit", "Free Shot", "No Kill Shelter", etc