FAKE Double Drabble: Murder Or Mercy

[bk_forever]

Title: Murder Or Mercy
Fandom: FAKE
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Ryo, Dee, OMC.
Rating: G
Setting: After the manga.
Summary: Is murder always a crime?
Written Using: The tw100 prompt ‘Revenge’.
Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.
A/N: Double drabble.




Jealousy, money, and revenge; those were the three main motives for murder, and just about every homicide the detectives of the Serious Crimes Squad investigated fitted into one of those categories. Some checked more than one box, and arresting the guilty party was always a satisfying result. They deserved to pay for their crimes.


But how could anyone feel good about arresting someone for killing a loved one to spare them any more suffering? Why was it okay to humanely take the life of a dying animal, but a crime to do the same for a human? How could an act of mercy be considered the same as a brutal murder in the eyes of the law?


The man was grieving the loss of the woman he’d loved so much he hadn’t been able to refuse when she’d begged him to end her pain. She’d been terminally ill anyway, probably only had a few weeks left, and the pain and indignity would only have gotten worse.


Ryo refused to cuff him. “I’m sorry, I wish there was a way around it, but we have to take you in.”


“I know; it’s okay.”


It wasn’t right, but they had no choice.



The End

Comments

[enchanted-jae.livejournal.com]

Someday, we may get to a point where it's no longer considered illegal.

[bk_forever]

We can but hope, because right now it's inhumane the way terminally ill people are kept alive as long as possible, often against their wishes.

Thank you.

[katyastarling.livejournal.com]

Man . . . That has to be hard on the boys!! But ever since I was little, I've understood taking the life of a loved one so they no longer hurt. Cops really do have it sucky sometimes.

And I'm also wondering what inspired this particular piece? Everything okay?

[bk_forever]

Yeah, sometimes cops have the worst job. It's not always about getting the baddies off the street, sometimes it's about arresting people who defended themselves, or like this guy, putting an end to his wife's suffering.

Things are fine here, or as fine as they ever get at this time of year, approaching the fourth anniversary of mum's passing. I wrote this one a few months ago, I think when there was something similar in the news, but I've been hesitant about posting because of the subject matter. Finally decided I couldn't leave it sitting in my folder of completed fics forever.

Thank you.

[lil-1337.livejournal.com]

That is a huge question and one we need a better answer for.

[bk_forever]

Definitely. Too many people are suffering because of it.

Thank you!