[Angus]

Originally Posted by InOne

Murder is pretty subjective though really...

Not for the Victim.

[InOne]

Originally Posted by angus58

Not for the Victim.

So if a man is about to rape a womans child and she has to use all her force to stop him doing it, and ends up killing him, should she be killed? No, of course not. Therefore murder is subjective.

[Tom]

Originally Posted by InOne

So if a man is about to rape a womans child and she has to use all her force to stop him doing it, and ends up killing him, should she be killed? No, of course not. Therefore murder is subjective.

But if the woman wasn't strong enough and she was the one that ended up dead ...?

I think you need to draw a line at common sense- if I had my way that sort of murder you could get away with.

[InOne]

Originally Posted by Tom

But if the woman wasn't strong enough and she was the one that ended up dead ...?

I think you need to draw a line at common sense- if I had my way that sort of murder you could get away with.

But things like that do happen, so you can't just simply say, "A life for a life"

[Tom]

Originally Posted by InOne

But things like that do happen, so you can't just simply say, "A life for a life"

I don't think "a life for a life" ever explicitly refers to that anyway, its just in general. 90% of murders will be in cold blood, not accidental in defence.

[InOne]

Originally Posted by Tom

I don't think "a life for a life" ever explicitly refers to that anyway, its just in general. 90% of murders will be in cold blood, not accidental in defence.

Who knows, but killing people does not bring those they killed back. And there is no guarantee the family would even feel better with them dead anyway.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by InOne

Who knows, but killing people does not bring those they killed back. And there is no guarantee the family would even feel better with them dead anyway.

However there IS guarantee that they would not serve their paltry 7 years or so and then murder again.

[Angus]

Originally Posted by InOne

So if a man is about to rape a womans child and she has to use all her force to stop him doing it, and ends up killing him, should she be killed? No, of course not. Therefore murder is subjective.

I said in an earlier post I believe the death penalty should be handed down for CERTAIN categories of murder, and clearly the example you give is not a situation where murder was premeditated and the woman would be able to plead self defence in protecting her child.

[InOne]

Originally Posted by angus58

I said in an earlier post I believe the death penalty should be handed down for CERTAIN categories of murder, and clearly the example you give is not a situation where murder was premeditated and the woman would be able to plead self defence in protecting her child.

Ok, must have misread your post.