[WikiEN-l] Viajero/Zero and Lance6 - POV terms

Ray Saintonge saintonge at telus.net
Wed Jul 28 20:38:52 UTC 2004


S. Vertigo wrote:

>--- Harry Smith <lance6wins at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>If we accept this definition, then we need to ask if
>>the individuals that shot the boy had lawful excuse.
>>    
>>
>
>There is no lawful excuse for murder. 
>
In some countries being the president's nephew would be a lawful "excuse"

>"Murder" is a
>term which carries a meaning of wrongfulness, while
>other terms are used for killings which are
>"justified," or "lawful." Is murder the term generally
>used for cases of "collateral damage" or
>"assassination" or "targeted bombing?" etc. etc. While
>I agree that its valid to 'call a spade a spade,'
>having any pretense of a consistent general policy
>would require a preference for the use terms that do
>not carry such a judgement. 
>
Many people here in Canada believe that Harry Schmidt got away with 
murder when he recklessly killed the four soldiers on April 17, 2002.

Ec




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