Originally posted by knightmeister
If something is immoral then you don't do it . If it's justified then you are saying that it can be justified as the lesser of two evils? If I said I had killed 20 people in my life who were all trying to kill my children would you label me as an immoral person? I think you are missusing the word "immoral".
The definition of "morality" only refers to established moral principles, which are inherently relative. Killing another is an action lacking in morality, any way you slice it (no pun intended).
I use the term to include killing, for whatever the reason, because such an action invariably alters an individuals mental state - most often in a negative fashion.
If you claimed to have killed 20 people in the defense of your child, I would probably question the justification of those killings (it is rare an individual must kill another in such defense, rarer still 20 of them).
Since you enjoy overblown examples, I'll humor you. Assuming each was a true act of self-defense:
I would consider your acts immoral, but not unjust, and you as an individual wouldn't necessarily be "immoral". The psychological ramifications of killing 20 human beings, even in defense of your own blood, would be extremely significant and it is this internal reaction that true morality is based on.
-JC