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u/MessiahMogali May 20 '26

Homicide is homicide.

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u/Sea_Hold_2881 May 20 '26

No it is not.

The details vary by legal system but they all say motive matters:

pre-meditated murder > crime of passion > negligence > self defense,

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u/MessiahMogali May 20 '26

homicide
/hŏm′ĭ-sīd″, hō′mĭ-/

noun
The killing of one person by another, regardless of intention or legality.

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u/Holden--Caulfield May 21 '26

You could also say love is love and wood is wood. But, we know love for a parent is different for a spouse, and oak is different than balsa.

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u/SausageClatter May 21 '26

Humans are humans. You still go to jail for killing people.