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2 Post author: casebash 25 September 2015 04:10AM

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Comment author: username2 27 September 2015 05:13:17PM 0 points [-]

Most people do not think "murder is wrong. Period", they allow a few exceptions to that rule.

Comment author: entirelyuseless 28 September 2015 12:27:57PM 1 point [-]

This is probably true as you meant it, but most people don't call it murder in those circumstances.