why do we kill people to prove to people that killing is not right?
412022
Age old question.  An eye for an eye.  It's the final way we have as a society of saying to those who commit murder that we will not tolerate the behaviour.  Unfortunately, jail and the death penalty do not seem to be a deterrent to those who commit the crimes - otherwise we'd have empty prisons and no such thing as death row.
145430
"Murder" defines the ILLEGAL killing of another human being. Killing someone isn't "murder" until the killer is convicted of the crime of murder. So yes, killing a person is legal in most countries.\n\nOJ Simpson and Senator Ted Kennedy are classic examples of a "killer", but they're not  murderers. Doctors who perform abortion and euthanasia are "killers", but not murderers. Executioners are killers and so are drunk drivers in many cases. They usually aren't charged with nor convicted of murder.
318080
I do believe violence is not the answer and that it should be a last resort. But the non-violent approach can be as bad as the violence way. Like lawyers they twist and manipulate words and facts, the media and the countries all do the same. In this case, it is screwing everyone over. Like that evidence is not admissible crap. We have a tape showing him murder this person, but we didn't legally obtain it, so not admissible. Total crap, its evidence one way or another. So non-violence can be as bad as violence in that nothing is ever totally fair for humanity. So is killing the person for killing someone else or letting the killer off because of some technicality worse, violence vs. non-violence?
482657
They believe the life begins at conception and no reason is good enough to murder a child. I always found it funny that those same conservative people are the same ones who are all for the death penalty. It OK to murder a grown person if they are found guilty in the court of law weather they are truly guilty or not but it is not OK to destroy a cluster of cells the will eventually turn into a human.
731053
Killing other people is wrong. Government should set an example in this matter. Abortion is also worth of cautious judgment, but how to add to peoples`s responsibility? Remember that making mistakes, even the gravest ones, is only human but forgiving is divine.
237567
If you've noticed in mankind's history that most wars are fought in the name of God/Religion with the real motivation of land, money and power -- People basically kill for greed, they want what the other person has, that's why killing always has a motive -- This unfortunate fact will never change untill mankind can learn to be happy with what they have and are happy to share what they have with others --
650288
Forget about the whole "we're so much better than animals" thing. Our animal instincts still affect us, even though it's not apparent. The "fight and flight" instinct is still prominent in our systems.\n\nSo when man murders outside of "he'll kill me first" then it's a mental thing that they are willing to do. Does that mean that we're all capable outside of that, sure. We just decide that a person's life isn't as important as ours (which is what hunters have when they hunt, no hunter things of the animal as an equal). So if you can value a life over your own, then it's possible.
431585
Murder is heinous, and unless you are doing so in self defense it is against every one of our basic tenets is this country.\n\nThe thought that it is acceptable under any other circumstance is just another erosion of our society, that Satan is using to bring us down to his level.  Abortion, the death penalty, battered wife syndrome.  All deceptions of the fact that life taken is murder.  There is a more excellent way to achieve the same results for all of the above issues.  Birth control, adoption, life imprisonment or restitution, education and domestic abuse awareness and programs and housing.  \n\nMurder starts way back at a lack of control, and hatred.  We need to look at those things before the are taken to the level of murder.  There are actual steps, levels of self deception in a way, that lead to murder.\n\nThinking that an eye for an eye, will somehow ease the pain of those left behind.  Thinking that you may pay with your life, has yet to be effective in controlling capital crimes.  Thinking an abortion solves the issues, usually it only starts more issues.  I am in agreement, murder is wrong.\n\nIf you do not want to debate science in the faith and religious aspects of those, then do not enter this category.  It amazes me everyday, that ppl do not see God in science, as He created everything.  There are many things in this universe that can not be explained in evolutionary terms, many!  Denying that science can't answer all the questions, is just wrong.  Faith based individuals say that of course we can't answer all the questions, that is how God set things up so we have to look to Him for the real answers.\n\nBy the way, best question you have ever asked Mr Darwin.
508752
How do you justify spiritually the killing of another human being, when you are the President of a country? It it the fastest draw theory? Is it God told you it is OK? Is it because when God said, "Thou shat not kill", He was talking to someone else other then you?
851237
Murder is murder is murder. It is up to us to control our anger. The only possible excuse to take a human life, aside from Capital Punishment, is in self defence and during a war.
659375
It's not right as an institution to kill another person no matter what.
670096
, if you think about killing you are doing the same thing terrorist do.There are many people doing that job, do yours. You have to think positive think in save lives
455379
You kill a person unintentionally. The murder is not planned.
827369
i say they're equal among both groups. you don't necessarily need religion to tell you that murdering someone is wrong. we, the religious and  non-religious can both agree that killing someone is not right. it is inhumane. no one has the right to choose whether someone else lives or dies. \n\ni think the more tolerant and understanding you are about people and the different situations they are placed in, the better a person you are. for example, you can't call a woman a murderer just because she had an abortion. you do not know why she had it. she could have had because of medical reasons. maybe she wanted to have the baby but her body didn't allow her too. point is, you can not go around saying horrible things and assuming the worst of people. you haven't lived through what they have, you don't know about their upbringing, you don't know their friends, family, their problems, you don't know the person. how can you judge them?
705072
I guess it's okay killing people as a profession but offering pleasure  is apparently wrong.
900997
Isn't it wrong to condone murdering ANYONE?
196101
I think it is wrong and inhumane. Killing is not a sport. all living things feel what ever happens to them, and killing them  is just wrong, why cause any thing pain when you dont have too????? killing for sport is stupid. like hunting. stupid stupid stupid.