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Re:Court OKs child porn prosecution of minors distributing p... by aidenn0 on Saturday September 16, 2017 @02:41AM (#15263285)
I find the definition "unlawful" for murder to be at odds with the common use. People refer to dictators as murderers all the time, even if the dictator unilaterally declared the killings legal. I find "unjustified" to be much more in line with common usage of the word murder.
Re:Court OKs child porn prosecution of minors distributing p... by tasty_freeze on Saturday September 16, 2017 @10:48AM (#15264850)
I gave some examples of common use which contradict your claim.

As for dictators, they are violating international law. Abortion is legal in the US (withing certain parameters), and international law does not declare it to be illegal either.

Re:Court OKs child porn prosecution of minors distributing p... by aidenn0 on Saturday September 16, 2017 @03:18PM (#15266193)
Killing of armed combatants is considered justified, as is executions of people for capital offenses. Neither contradict my claim (though they don't contradict yours either).

International law primarily regards the interactions between nations rather than the actions within a nation. It is debatable whether or not a nation that is non-signatory to a treaty has violated a law when they fail to abide by its precepts.

I think most people would claim that murder is intrinsically wrong, and is not bad merely because it is contrary to some words on a piece of paper.

People can disagree as to what is unjustified; one person might consider a death in an arranged duel to be murder, while another might consider it justified. Under the law of today it is unlawful, under many laws 200 years ago it would be lawful.

Re:Court OKs child porn prosecution of minors distributing p... by gkya on Saturday September 16, 2017 @08:51AM (#15264428)
Dictators usually kill illegally, and protect themselves from the consequences with the sheer power they hold. Fascists kill and protect themselves through the idiotic/selfish mass' silent presence on their side.
Re:Court OKs child porn prosecution of minors distributing p... by snakeanus on Saturday September 16, 2017 @09:00AM (#15264464)
> Dictators usually kill illegally

Do they? They are the ones who define the law after all.