Poll: Kill one, kill a thousand, spare one, spare a thousand?

[Kingsman]

I'd shoot his genitals off, then call an ambulance and police car.

He's not going anywhere with that kind of pain.

 

[Ithera]

I'd blast him to kingdom come. I figure he's bluffing. When it turns out he really did have a bomb and "I" killed a thousand, I would be really bummed.

But I'd get over it. He was sick demented psycho, not the kind of person who would let a bomb go to waste. The moment he was in the green he probably would have pushed the button anyway. I didn't kill those people, he did.

 

[the idiot computer]

How about i restrain him, defuse the bomb and then shoot him slowly and painfully and take his finger as a replacment.

 

[Good morning blues]

Causing the death of 1000 people is certainly a greater crime than causing the deaths of most members of a family.

 

[awesomeClaw]

No loopholes, guys. Let´s say if his pulse goes over the normal(either by pain or the stress of going to prison, everyone dies.

That makes no sense at all.

First of all, a hundred things would set off the bomb then. He'd only need to get excited, do something physical, etc. Also, all bombs can be defused. But let's go with the assumption that this one cannot be - which according to the "pulse goes too high" rule means that the bomb will go off anyway pretty soon.

That scenario just isn't logical. Here's one that works a bit better for your purposes:

The premise is the same as in your scenario, but... Before you got a gun and begun to pursue the guy, he had managed to poison you with something that kills you slowly but surely. He also leaves a controller to the bomb nearby, while fleeing the other way.
You now have two options, corner the guy (we assume that he's slowed by something, perhaps a wound in the leg, so you know you'll be able to catch him easily) or stay and defuse the bomb (which will be easy but take too long to make it possible to catch the guy afterwards).
And because you are going to die soon, this is the only chance you get to confront him. You are also the only one who knows what he did, meaning he'll get away free for sure if you don't stop him.

Damn, thats a much better idea than mine, everybody, listen to this guy!

 

[Ieyland]

Death is too easy for criminals like that. They deserve better.

 

[jobobob]

I would beat him to within an inch of his life, take him to the middle of nowhere, get to a safe distance, then kill him.

 

[AhumbleKnight]

Hah!
Killing him would be like letting him off the hook!
Torture is the way to go my friend.
Keep him so near death that he prays for it...

This. And then some.

 

[Brad Shepard]

I dont know what this says about me, but Fuck yea i would shoot the guy in the face, over and over again.

 

[Brad Shepard]

Of course not! Killing the 1k people just to get a bullet off would be just wrong. I let the bastard go and wait for a nicer time, when he hasn't got a bomb under his finger. I can always track the sonuvabitch later and take my time peeling his skin off and rubbing his flayed body with salt and acid.

you sir, scare me.

 

[VinnyKings]

Lie to his face and say I'd let him go. Shoot him in the back and torture the hell outta him.

Me = Win

 

[blankedboy]

How many times will he repeat?

 

[KittywifaMohawk]

I say yes. I probably don't know most of the people that would die, and he killed my wife slowly, and murdered/burned my children. The bastard deserves to die.

 

[Rewold]

No. I shoot him after he removes the bomb. 17 times. Though the first bullet is the one to kill 'cause I don't want to be cruel like him.

 

[Srdjan]

Why the fuck should I kill him, only if I am in a hell of hurry, there is 1000 of thing more interesting than just killing some one, I will only say it would last for weeks.

 

[Volafortis]

Castrate him, gouge out his eyes, cut of both hands, give him burns that will leave permanent scars, and give him proper medical treatment the whole time, to ensure his survival.

 

[Avelestar]

I'd pistol whip him, shoot him in the kneecaps and call the police. When I hear the sirens arriving, I commit suicide...I don't want to kill 1000 people who did nothing wrong, how many partners and children am I killing? But I don't want to live without my family, so take my own life whilst I'm full of adrenaline and sorrow .