This book has finally come back from the Editor, so this month it is going to get a second revision, a second draft for the editor, and beta readers.
And so it begins…
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Are we no better than them?
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At what point do you tell yourself that
- You are doing this for King and country
- The end justifies the means
- You are on the right side of justice
- Bad people get what they deserve
Can you truly tell yourself that doing to them what they did to you is morally justified?
I’m not sure Jack is fully across what it is he has to do in order to find out what he wants to know.
It’s fine to tell yourself it’s what they do to you when the roles are reversed, but the question had to be, is there another way?
Well, the first interview went as expected. No information told that they know nothing, they are just foot soldiers told to act on orders, not question them, and no they don’t know who the person is that sent on your mission other than the operations officer.
The fix-it men, those who are little more than thugs in cheap suits are a case in point. They dish out the violence to achieve an end or carry out an assassination when asked.
He tried to do it the easy way. He soon learns there is no easy way.