Emperor Inferno:
You really should have left it at a million dollars, like the movie you got this from. Thing is, unless you're crazy, no way is a hundred bucks worth a human life, but a million dollars, that is actually a serious decision. A billion dollars, and nobody would hesitate, and a thousand (or a hundred as you've said) and nobody would consider it. But a million dollars? That one's a bit more difficult.

As to the topic, as it is worded in the OP, no, no pressing from me. Again, offer me a million bucks, and I might just think twice about it.

I would not kill a random life without hesistation for a billion dollars, let alone a million. You seriously lack trust in human morality. Money is corrupting, and I couldn't ever simply press it once. I'd have to keep pressing it, and become consumed by my own greed.

I also see maybe doing it if the world became overpopulated. I could kill off a few assloads of random people and use the money to help cure something, or donate it, or whatever. It's a dark plan, but overpopulation will eventually kill us all if we don't stop it.

Although, that sudden income of money might be suspicious, so I think I'd get caught.

Of course not. The mere thought of killing innocent people for money is really unpleasant.

meh I would push it over 9000 times any time I needed the money >.> greedy yes but the world is overpopulated and this would help AND make me rich win/win

I thought "yes" when I saw the thread. Then I realised what it would most likely be about, since it's popular to kill people for money on this forum, and thought, "yeah, maybe", then I saw the sum of money, and even though I could put it to good use, I wouldn't do it. Too little for such a sacrifice, however minor it may seem at first glance.

No, I wouldn't push the button. It's killing someone for money, everything else is just haggling.

Valate:
I would freaking smash that button like it was God of War....

Nice.

no. i just couldn't kill people. it's aginst my nature.

I'd be too skeptical too believe that it would work.

No, I wouldn't do it even if offered million dollars. That is, if I were certain it would really kill a person. If someone really made that offer to me, I would think they are insane, and just push the button and take the money, since I wouldn't believe someone would die because of it. Or maybe I would just try to get away as fast I could and call the men in white coats to take him away.

yes i would i don't have much respect for human life i don't know

I would push it a few thousand times and hope that none of my family members dies.

I'd go all Michael Flatley on that thing: I'd push it about one-hundred million times (with rests of course).

But that's only if I'm exempt from the button.

No.

100 dollars? Thats it? C'mon!!

It'd have to be at least a million dollars...*evil grin*

I think my answer depends on how the victims of my inevitable greed would croak it.

If it was in their sleep or spontaneous combustion = quite probably.

Drowning/burning or other nasty things = nope

I'd probably push it once, feel horribly guilty, then destroy it.

I would... i need the money

No. I wouldn't be able to live with the fact that I killed a man for money. The thing is, I don't know who it's going to kill. It could be the president or someone in my family or someone important. So no I wouldn't.

Id have sex with the button.

i would push the butto about 300-400 times

6billion people in th world. hmm no theres like a 50% chanse a friend of mine dies. I have loads of friends. (I wish).

yes, think about it, almost 3 billion people live in underdeveloped country's we can miss those people.

and who cares, they will die anyway, I might press it a million times, and use that money to cure cancer, then eventually I will save more lives then I took.

Yes, I mean people are going to die terriable deaths anyway. why not get some money from it?

lizards:
well i would but knowing my luck the first person would be my girl friend......but i would push it nonetheless everytime i need money

You would get that lucky? :) OT i would pust that button so so many times, like "come visit me on my new island" many times :)

Probably not. I wouldn't feel comfortable with the idea.

Although oddly enough, I'd probably wipe out most of humanity if I was given the chance. I just don't like the thought of being rewarded for it.

Mr.Black:

CoziestPigeon:

Evilbunny:
So here's the scenario. I give you a magic button. Every time you push this button a random person on Earth dies a horrible death, and you get $100. Would you push it? If so, how many times?

Personally, I would not. Even though I would not get caught, I don't think I could deal with the guilt of knowing I was responsible for somebody's death. So, what about you, Escapist?

Sounds an awful lot like a movie coming out soon...

Call me someone that lives under a rock, but what film are you referring to?

Called something like "The Box." Think it has Reese Witherspoon. Anyways, it's exactly like what you said, only with 1 million dollars per push as opposed to 100.

Berethond:
Of course. I would push that button several thousand times, as the odds of me dying are less than 1 in 7000000000.

Is it bad that I said "Yes I would." when I saw the title, but before I could read the OP?

Same here actually =p

$100, You want me to kill for $100 dollars...

Sure why not.

Can I ask a question?

If I press the button, am I gonna get the axe? Premise is saying that one person dies in the world. However, they never specified if the person who pressed the button would the one that died..

Being genre savvy I know there'd be some other horrific hidden catch, like the first five 'random' people would be your family.

So no.

I would push it for free.

ohhh, I pushed yes before knowing what the hell it did, ehhh *head scratch*
what can I say, I love big red buttons... but if I knew I would have tried not to push it...
yikes... *walks away in shame*

not if i'd kill a random person.
but if i could choose the person...
... hell i'd do it!

That's the reason why someone recommended the manga deathnote to me. It was like "hey, that's totally me in the story!" ;)

The odds of any given person dying is over 1 in 6,800,000,000. The population is in a state of growth. At any time somewhere on the world there is someone dying, at every moment in time. Even if you could prove the button was indeed killing someone, pressing it twice a day would be more than enough money, and would mean that the population would still be fine for you to kill loads, and still not have the economy collapse on you making your $100 per dead head worthless.

If I was seriously given this option I would spend a while thinking about it, and only use it in desperation. Although anyone alive can die at any given time (heck, it's possible the entire planet could be destroyed at any given second, and we'd have no warning), taking people before there time could still have major repercussions, even if it was people you never personally knew yourself. What if the first death was the guy who ultimately would've lived long enough to be your one true love, or someone who someday was destined to save your life? The chaos theory application of what could be attached to a button that can kill any random person for money makes each press a very tough decision, even if you're desperate for money.