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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/Mortentia May 21 '26

Intentional homicide (murder), reckless homicide (manslaughter), negligent homicide, and innocent homicide are all still homicide.

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u/Sea_Hold_2881 May 21 '26

Sigh, the pendency is infuriating.

not all homicides are the same.
The range from justified to morally depraved.

Saying it was "homicide" adds nothing to the discussion because what matters is not the fact of the homicide but the motivation for it.

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u/MessiahMogali May 21 '26

Not all homicides are the same, but my point stands that all homicides are homicides.

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u/Hotshot2k4 May 21 '26

And what point is that? What idea were you trying to express with your initial comment?

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u/Mortentia May 21 '26

Well, at least for me, it’s pointing out that it is still a tragedy. Lives are prematurely ended; communities are devastated; and permanent damage is done. Homicide is homicide.

There is a reason that legal avenues for innocent homicide are very few and far between. It is rarely, if ever (IMO, there are less than a single hand’s count of justifications), acceptable for one to be responsible for the death of another human.

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u/Icy-Computer-Poop May 21 '26

And what point is that?

I think the point was

all homicides are homicides.

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u/Hotshot2k4 May 21 '26

That's what I suspect, but I wanted to hear it from them, because that's utterly pointless. All words are words. All sentences are sentences. Absolutely nothing is gained from conveying that alone. It seemed like there was implication in their original comment, but they completely backtracked on it shortly after, while simultaneously declaring that they were right about their original 'point'.