• @x00z@lemmy.world
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    4230 days ago

    Murder is legal in self-defense or to save the live of another.

    That’s how you need to look at this.

    • @futatorius@lemm.ee
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      929 days ago

      Self-defense and defending another person are both defenses against a murder charge. Neither of those acts is in itself murder. Killing another person is homicide. For it to be murder, additional factors have to be considered.

    • @null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      729 days ago

      I understand what you’re getting at but self-defense requires an imminent risk of physical harm.

      You can’t self-defense a bank employee who might harm you by declining your loan application.

      You can’t self-defense your alcoholic neighbor because they might drive drunk later and kill someone.

      • @x00z@lemmy.world
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        429 days ago

        Most legal systems would not justify lethal force to stop murder by omission unless the omission creates an immediate life-threatening situation and there is no other reasonable alternative.

        We can even pinpoint the exact moment it becomes life-threatening without a reasonable alternative; When these spawns of the devil have a momentary self-reflective thought while moving their pencil to the checkbox to deny a valid healthcare claim. In that moment they either help their fellow human, or commit murder.

      • @canajac@lemmy.ca
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        129 days ago

        Depends on what country you live in. In Canada that is not a valid reason to kill.

      • @x00z@lemmy.world
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        229 days ago

        Of which country?

        I generalized the law of most civilized countries.

        Look up murder by omission or something.