[The Half-Hobbit]

This is a good topic. I'm covering ethics right now in philosophy, and I often find myself thinking of Gandalf while we discuss the moral implications of different situations. I can't say I know for sure how I would react, but I think a WWGD? (what would Gandalf do?) attiude is a step in the right direction. Would i spare the wicked at the cost of my own life? I doubt it, I have a right to defend my existence. I'd like to think that I wouldn't needlessly take a life though, even if the life was less than deserving.