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		mbell on Nov 11, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pirate Bay Founder Peter Sunde Released from Priso... > Murder has always been illegal, in every society, Only if you allow for a highly variable definition of 'murder', at which point there isn't much value in comparison.

iopq on Nov 11, 2014 [–]

Murder is killing someone when it's illegal. Otherwise it's not murder. Yay circular logic! Oh you were defending yourself? Then it's not murder. Oh, you're a soldier? Then it's not murder. Oh, you're a cop? Then it's not murder.

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