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SparkyYoungUpstart
Since: Aug, 2010
12th May, 2024 07:03:37 AM
I think the second one is definitely a Mercy Kill in the mother's mind, and the first is that or a variation of Better to Die than Be Killed.
neckinhalf
Since: Dec, 2013
12th May, 2024 07:21:57 PM
Thanks.
It's like a Mercy Kill, only the "mercy" part hasn't happened to the victim yet. There are several possible scenarios:
-Let's say Tony knows his rivals are closing in on his friend Nino, and if they catch Nino, they will torture him to death. In this scenario there is no other way out other than Tony killing Nino himself quick and painless.
-A mother finds out her son has a terminal illness. He's fine now, but it will wreck him later. So she poisons him. I'd think this falls more in line with Mercy Kill than the first example, but maybe not.
In either case, the core idea is sparing a lot of suffering for the victim later by killing them now.
Edited by neckinhalf