Depends on the character, I suppose . . . but then you have the characters who just let them get away after doing insanely evil things with no sign of stopping, because they're too gosh-darned good to kill them. There are neccesary evils required to keep society from collapse.
Dammit, why can't there be more characters who are comfortable being in shades of grey? Well, light grey. That is, having no trouble killing someone to prevent them from going on and, say, blowing up a schoolbus full of kids heading to a science fair who would otherwise grow up, go to medical school, and develop a serum that would cure cancer? Or something.
Hell, I even root for Hank Scorpio, that guy from the Simpsons who's like a competent Bond villain -- after the Bond lookalike escaped from the death laser, he just had his guards shoot him.
Note to self: Ignore people who encourage me to read InuYasha.
The yelling to stop I find annoying. But the not wanting to kill the villain can work in those situations where the hero/ine has been previously involved, either romantically or platonically, with the villain. If you're going to have him/her kill the villain after that, you damn well need to show me some character change.
If they make the decision beforehand and plan a workable solution, that's fine. And if the heroine's been in love with the villain, I think that's another kettle of fish entirely. An awesome kettle of fish.
It's not murder; it's self-defense. The cases I'm thinking of, it's a battle situation with the villain actively trying to kill the hero up until the hero gets the upper hand.
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Note to self: Ignore people who encourage me to read InuYasha.
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