[fhutiussk]

I replied to a post in the Mahayana/Vajrayana section of this Forum, about killing. I wanted to ask it here for everyone of all schools to answer. I personally believe in that, there is no reason to kill at all, whatsoever, unless it is an enemy that is bent on your destruction, with no remorse, and absolutely no way of talking to them, or using non-violent action. So here is the question...

Is it blameless to kill, when the enemy is one who can't be spoken to, stopped through peaceful protests, or non-violent actions, and is only bent on your destruction, and that of your loved ones, and in self defense?

Many examples would be War in general, the genocide in Africa, the horror wrought by the Nazis, and Islamic terrorists.

I would like to remind everyone of the monk who had killed himself because he was in so much pain, that his practice was going nowhere, and was considered 'blameless' by the Buddha when questioned about it. The Buddha was the most logical man I know.