Innocents are killed all the time; the unborn, the born (Sun Hudson in Texas) children in Iraq (from terrorists or from US bombing runs), Terri Schiavo, or perhaps wrongly convicted prisoners who were executed.
"Thou shalt not kill" is pretty straight forward but I guess it really depends on one's perspective and how any of these "reasons" to kill can be justified in our own minds.
The Commandment is "Thou Shall not MURDER," Actually.
""Innocents are killed all the time; the unborn, the born (Sun Hudson in Texas) children in Iraq (from terrorists or from US bombing runs), Terri Schiavo, or perhaps wrongly convicted prisoners who were executed.""
And does that make it right? Does that mean I can kill.
""but I guess it really depends on one's perspective and how any of these "reasons" to kill can be justified in our own minds.""
Moral Relativity. We have a justice system, law enforcement, a judge, a jury, lawyers. The question is, "Is that person a risk to society? Did that person murder? Did he or she kill or MURDER."
Do I really have to get into this in depth?