I disagree with you on bismuth, people would would kill you and your family/friends don't deserve second chances.
Lapis tried to drown steven and peridot tried to kill him on multiple occasions. Also, we aren’t talking about humans which you would have a point, we are talking about gems. Gems which can be incapacitated in a non lethal way. roses sword is specifically made to incapacitate them without killing them.
