There's a lot to being an Auror than grades and good spell-work. Aurors do need to be strong, mentally and emotionally. And while everyone does die in the end, we all still have a life to live before that.
The Death Eaters are actually a good example of "the ends justify the means" as well. As you're well aware, they did a lot of horrible things in the name of wizard supremacy. The difference between what I was describing before and what most of them did was that their goal involved harming others whose only crime, according to them, was that they were born Muggle or had positive relationships with them. Their ends, means and reasoning all involved harming part of society simply for being born. It was less of a disagreement over beliefs and more of persecution simply for being who you are.
Aurors have the responsibility of protecting those who can't protect themselves, as well as preventing any further horrors from happening. Killing is not moral; it is accepted as a mean that's a last resort, but it should never be the common choice. An Auror who killed Death Eaters simply because he or she felt that Death Eaters had less a right to live should take a look back at their lives and their actions, because you're right; it wouldn't make an Auror any more moral than a Death Eater. An Auror who kills a Death Eater for the sake of protecting others would be moral, but killing someone should always be avoided if possible.
I'm curious now, so I hope you don't mind me asking what are your thoughts, Mr...?
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The Death Eaters are actually a good example of "the ends justify the means" as well. As you're well aware, they did a lot of horrible things in the name of wizard supremacy. The difference between what I was describing before and what most of them did was that their goal involved harming others whose only crime, according to them, was that they were born Muggle or had positive relationships with them. Their ends, means and reasoning all involved harming part of society simply for being born. It was less of a disagreement over beliefs and more of persecution simply for being who you are.
Aurors have the responsibility of protecting those who can't protect themselves, as well as preventing any further horrors from happening. Killing is not moral; it is accepted as a mean that's a last resort, but it should never be the common choice. An Auror who killed Death Eaters simply because he or she felt that Death Eaters had less a right to live should take a look back at their lives and their actions, because you're right; it wouldn't make an Auror any more moral than a Death Eater. An Auror who kills a Death Eater for the sake of protecting others would be moral, but killing someone should always be avoided if possible.
I'm curious now, so I hope you don't mind me asking what are your thoughts, Mr...?