I claim that Billy the Kid was not a hero.
Billy the Kid was not a hero because he was a murderer. A hero doesn't murder. Just because you kill someone doesn't mean you're not a hero. Many heroes have killed people. But there's a fine line between killing someone and murdering someone. The law even says so. According to the Bible and the Constitution of the United States of America, killing can be justified but never murder. A hero kills an evil person to defend the lives of others. A murder kills another human out of hatred for selfish reasons. Billy the Kid did not kill people, he murdered them. Billy’s first murder took place in August of 1877. Billy was at a cantina in Arizona when a blacksmith named Cahill called Billy a name. Billy the …show more content…
Heros generally don't join a gang of criminals. Usually a hero actually tries to defeat the criminals, not join them. I said usually because I know what you’re thinking. You are most likely thinking of Robin Hood. He was looked at as a hero because he committed criminal acts, but for the common good not for selfish reasons. That's a very good point, a person can commit criminal acts and still be looked at as a hero. Unfortunately, Billy the Kid was no Robin Hood. One of the most famous criminal acts the gang committed was stealing livestock from Tunstall a local rancher. They stole because they were hired by another rancher who didn't like the competition. This isn't exactly heroic. Payed organized crime. This reminds me of the Mafia, a group I wouldn't call heroic. After this Billy was presented with the opportunity to join Tunstall when the tensions were getting higher. Billy joined Tunstall. Billy worked as a ranch hand for Tunstall. Tunstall was kind of like a father to Billy. Tunstall was later killed by a sheriff's posse. Billy wanted revenge and the gang ambushed the Sheriff and his Deputy and killed them. Although this was revenge it was looked at as evil. Warrants were put out for the gang's arrest. Billy and his gang were surrounded in a house. The house was set ablaze and Billy and the gang ran out. Billy managed to escape. Billy was on the run, a fugitive. While on the run he joined other gangs, and continued
Billy the Kid was not a hero because he was a murderer. A hero doesn't murder. Just because you kill someone doesn't mean you're not a hero. Many heroes have killed people. But there's a fine line between killing someone and murdering someone. The law even says so. According to the Bible and the Constitution of the United States of America, killing can be justified but never murder. A hero kills an evil person to defend the lives of others. A murder kills another human out of hatred for selfish reasons. Billy the Kid did not kill people, he murdered them. Billy’s first murder took place in August of 1877. Billy was at a cantina in Arizona when a blacksmith named Cahill called Billy a name. Billy the …show more content…
Heros generally don't join a gang of criminals. Usually a hero actually tries to defeat the criminals, not join them. I said usually because I know what you’re thinking. You are most likely thinking of Robin Hood. He was looked at as a hero because he committed criminal acts, but for the common good not for selfish reasons. That's a very good point, a person can commit criminal acts and still be looked at as a hero. Unfortunately, Billy the Kid was no Robin Hood. One of the most famous criminal acts the gang committed was stealing livestock from Tunstall a local rancher. They stole because they were hired by another rancher who didn't like the competition. This isn't exactly heroic. Payed organized crime. This reminds me of the Mafia, a group I wouldn't call heroic. After this Billy was presented with the opportunity to join Tunstall when the tensions were getting higher. Billy joined Tunstall. Billy worked as a ranch hand for Tunstall. Tunstall was kind of like a father to Billy. Tunstall was later killed by a sheriff's posse. Billy wanted revenge and the gang ambushed the Sheriff and his Deputy and killed them. Although this was revenge it was looked at as evil. Warrants were put out for the gang's arrest. Billy and his gang were surrounded in a house. The house was set ablaze and Billy and the gang ran out. Billy managed to escape. Billy was on the run, a fugitive. While on the run he joined other gangs, and continued