Quote Originally Posted by Don Corleone
One point I would like to make to Odin. To use your analogy, the rabbit waved the white flag at the fox. When the fox trotted over to ask 'what's up', the rabbit attacked him. This would be a terrible no-no.
The underlying point in my theory is simlpy that the fox wants the rabbit dead, period. The rabbit should use the mechanism available to eliminate the threat, otherwise he prolongs his demise.

I hope you would agree that using a white flag as a pretext to get a bead on the head of your opponent is a move that will erode trust and civility in just about all future conflicts, and thus should not be allowed.
Oh I concede its not moral or ethical, but killing someone first who has proclaimed thier desire to kill me, under any pretext, IMHO is justified. I rather find the white flag concept a simpler more effiecent way to that end.

Again, if you go back through my posts on this subject, my premise is based on the pretense that he wants to kill me, period, im not suggesting this should be done in all cases.