The Ethics of the Seven Days

       The Seven Days, the secret society that Guitar Bains is a part of, is made up of seven black men who kill an innocent white man on every day of the week as an act of revenge against the frequent lynching of innocent black men by white men. At first glance, it is easy to see that the actions taken by the seven days are clearly unlawful and completely unethical. However, though the m murdering of innocent white men does not solve the problem of lynching, it will bring attention to it; one of the major issues with lynching is not just the horrific and undeserved deaths of countless innocent black men, it is also the fact that it is rarely talked about, and the Seven Days certainly draws attention to it. While the murdering of innocent white men is not at all an appropriate solution to or even an acceptable method of drawing attention to lynching, it is a successful one. After all, even if white people, due to their racist lack of concern for the well-being of black people in general, do not even flinch at the thought of countless innocent black men, women, and children dying each and every day in such a horrific manner, they will definitely have a strong reaction to the death of just one white person every day. If, in a day, hundreds of black men die, but only one white man dies, the white person is more likely to care about the death of the latter. Therefore, the Seven Days acts as a utilitarian force which believes that the sacrifice of a few innocent white people is necessary in order to protect a far larger number of innocent black people.