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yardsticklast Monday at 5:11 AM2 repliesview on HN

Kill, not murder. If the country ends your life they are doing it under their authority, not outside their authority.


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jacquesmlast Monday at 11:04 AM

Context is everything. There are plenty of instances of countries murdering people. Authority does not define murder, ethics does.

lukanlast Monday at 10:53 AM

So for example the Nazis did not murder people? It was under their authority after all ...

Point being, also states can do murder.