Imagine you had a family member in the military who had gotten shot, or family pet you had to euthanize because he was extremely sick, or in pain. When situations like these happen, it should be counted as a justifiable act. In the case of George and Lennie, should not count as a justifiable act. It always depends on the situation at hand. For example, the people fighting in the military have be on constant lookout to keep themselves and others safe, so when they kill someone, it is only for self defense. This would be a justifiable act. When soldiers raid cities full of innocent people and killing them in the process should most definitely be counted as unjustifiable. In the article “Is War Ever Morally Justified” it states that, “ The …show more content…
A lot of people also disagree with this because they are in fear of losing that person or thing. The article “Euthanasia: or Not?” it says , “People have various reasons for approving of Euthanasia. These include considering the quality of life of the patient. And if it warrants continuation of living, as well as the free will of the patient on whether to decide to continue living with their condition or to end their life on their terms,” (Rechner). This evidence proves that in some cases euthanasia is required, but if the person who needs it, does not want it, then no one can give it to them. In the case of George and Lennie can count as a justifiable act. In the book, it says, “‘No,’ George said, ‘No Lennie I ain’t mad, I never been mad, an’ I ain’t now. That’s a thing I want you to know,’” (Steinbeck 106). This dialogue shows that George hadn’t wanted to kill Lennie, but he did because Lennie would have been and terrified when murdered by the other men. George made sure Lennie was happy and was not scared before he killed