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Society determines what murder is... it is the classic foregone freedom-to right for the protection of all. I give up the right to kill in order to be protected by society. The freedom-from murder laws vary widely from culture to culture, and from time to time. Personally, my standard for when killing is ok is when it is in self-defense. Otherwise, if you are willing to kill and face the consequences for society's laws, then I guess in some way you are beating the system somehow. Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves when killing becomes necessary even if in the face of laws.
I think that there are some reasonable standards such as: <i>don't kill someone who did nothing to you</i> and <i>don't kill someone if there is an alternative</i> that we should abide by. Ideally, killing should be a last resort.
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Innominate.
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